Shi Jian Chuan

Shi Jian Chuan - Salvia chinensis
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Shi Jian Chuan

Latin
Herba Salviae Chinensis

Introduction

Herba Salviae chinensis was first seen in Compendium of Materia Medica. It's the aerial part of Salvia chinensis Benth (Fam. Labiatae). The drug is collected when flowering in autumn, dried.

Western medical

This herb can be used to treat acute and chronic hepatitis, mastitis, bacillary dysentery, boil and furuncles. It has also been tried in the treatment for cancers.

Eastern medical

Pattern: Clears Heat, removes Toxin, activates Blood, regulates qi, alleviates pain.
Properties: Bitter, acrid, cool.
Channels entered: Lung and Stomach.

Chemical constituents

The main chemical constituents include sterol, triterpenes, amino acids and protocatechuic aldehyde. The root of this plant contains stachyose.

Pharmacological actions

Anti bacterial effect

1% decoction of shi jian chuan in the plate dilution method showed inhibitory effect on staphylococcus aureus, shigella dysenteiae and bacillus coli.

Anti anoxia effect

Water-soluble ingredients of shi jian chuan at the dosage of 0.2mg/10g (equal to 30g raw drug/kg) could significantly increase the anoxia tolerance ability under normal pressure, but the increase of blood flow in isolated coronary artery of Guinea pig was not obvious.

Clinical Studies

Chronic pelvic inflammation

80 cases of chronic pelvic inflammation were treated with Shi Jian Chuan Tang. Basic formula: shi jian chuan, sheng huang qi, dan shen, yi yi ren, bai jiang cao, pu gong yin, 30g each; hong teng, fu ling, 20g each; tai wu yao 12g, tao ren, hong hua, mo yao, 10g each. Modify the formula according to accompanying symptoms. One dose every day, one month as a course of treatment. Results: after 1~3 courses, 45 cases were cured, 30 improved, and 5 ineffective.

References

Except those noted, all references come from Weng Weiliang, et al., Clinical Chinese materia medica, Henan Science & Technology Press, 1998