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Lu Feng Fang - Nidus vespae
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 Pin Yin
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Lu Feng Fang
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Nidus vespae
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| Introduction |
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Nidus vespae is the honeycomb of Polistes olivaceous (Degeer), Polistes japonicus Saussure or Parapolybia varia Fabricius (Fam. Vespidae). The drug is collected in autumn and winter, dried in the sun, or steamed briefly, removed from dead wasps and pupae, and dried in the sun.
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| Western medical |
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lu feng fang is indicated in the treatment of epilepsy, bi syndrome, toothache, mastitis, boils and scrofula, etc..
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| Eastern medical |
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- Pattern: Disperses Wind, attacks Toxin, kiils parasites.
- Properties: Sweet, neutral.
- Channels entered: Stomach.
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| Chemical constituents |
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lu feng fang mainly contains beeswax, resin, and toxic "Lu Feng Fang Oil".
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| Pharmacological actions |
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| Miscellaneous effects |
lu feng fang had anti-inflammatory, analgesic, cardiotonic diuretic andanti-bacterial effects. It could lower the body onload="highlight();" temperature in normal mice, and promote blood coagulation. |
| Anti-tumor effect |
in vitro experiments showed that lu feng fang could inhibit human liver cancer cells. |
Cytotoxicity and L-amino acid oxidase activity of crude insect drugs. |
The cytotoxicity of crude insect drugs was measured using HeLa cells originating from human cervix and uterine cancer, using the dye uptake assay in order to find potential anticancer agents. Three kinds of extracts (buffer, methanol and ethylacetate) were prepared from 26 insects and used as raw materials for the activity assay. Among these, the buffer extracts from Tabanus, Mylabris and Huechys showed a potent anticancer activity, and those from Catharsius, Red ant, Scorpion, Tabanus and Vespae Nidus showed a strong L-amino acid oxidase (AAO) activity as well as cytotoxicity. In contrast, buffer extracts from Gryllotalpa orientalis and Apriona germari larvae showed greater/more rapid Hela cell growth than that of other insects. |
--Ahn MY, Ryu KS, Lee YW, Kim YS.Arch Pharm Res. 2000 Oct;23(5):477-81.
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| Clinical Studies |
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| Acute mastitis |
feng fang was grounded into powser and used for external application to trat acute mastitis. Among 26 treated cases, 23 were cured after averagely 2.1 days. |
| Suppurative infections |
feng fang 50g were decocted in 1000ml for 15 minutes after the water was boiling. The juice was effective for various suppurative infections. |
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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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