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Feng Wei Cao - Pteris multifida
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 Pin Yin
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Feng Wei Cao
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Herba Pteridis multifidae
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| Introduction |
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Herba pteridis is the whole plant or root of Pteris multifida Poil (Fam. Pteridaceae). It's collected in summer and autumn, washed clean and dried in the sun.
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| Western medical |
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This herb is used to treat hepatitis with jaundice, enteritis, dysentery, morbid leukorrhea, hemorrhage, tonsillitis, mumps, carbuncle and eczema, etc..
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| Eastern medical |
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- Pattern: Clears Heat, induces diuresis, cools Blood, stops bleeding, reduces edema and removes Toxin.
- Properties: slightly bitter, cool.
- Channels entered: Large Intestine, Kidney, Heart and Liver.
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| Chemical constituents |
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The whole plant of feng wei cao contains flavones, sterol and amino acids, etc..
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| Pharmacological actions |
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| Anti-tumor effect |
Isolation of two cytotoxic diterpenes from the fern Pteris multifida. |
From aerial parts of the fern Pteris multifida Poir. (Polypodiaceae) two diterpenes, entkaurane-2 beta, 16 alpha-diol and ent-kaur-16-ene-2 beta, 15 alpha-diol, were isolated by repeated column chromatography using silica gel and silica gel impregnated with silver nitrate. The structures were confirmed by spectroscopic methods. Both compounds showed a moderate cytotoxicity to Ehrlich ascites tumour cells. |
--Woerdenbag HJ, Lutke LR, Bos R, Stevens JF, Hulst R, Kruizinga WH, Zhu YP, Elema ET, Hendriks H, van Uden W, Pras N. Z Naturforsch [C]. 1996 Sep-Oct;51(9-10):635-8.
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| Clinical Studies |
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Acute bacterial dystentery |
| Water decoction of feng wei cao, 23~30g daily for several days. The method had good effect on acute bacterial dysentery. |
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| References |
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Except those noted, all references come from Weng Weiliang, et al., Clinical Chinese materia medica, Henan Science & Technology Press, 1998 |
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