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Ze Lan - Lycopus lucidus
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 Pin Yin
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Ze Lan
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Herba Lycopi
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| Introduction |
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Herba Lycopi is the dried aerial part of Lycopus lucidus Turcz. var. hirtus Regel (Fam. Labiatae). The drug is collected between summer and autumn when the stems and the leaves are growing luxuriantly, and dried in the sun.
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| Western medical |
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ze lan is indicated in the tratment of soft tissue infections, diabetes, hemorrhoids and chronic pelvic inflammation, etc..
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| Eastern medical |
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- Pattern: Activates Blood, removes stagnant Blood, induces diuresis, eliminates swelling.
- Properties: Pungent, slightly warm.
- Channels entered: Liver and Bladder.
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| Chemical constituents |
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ze lan contains volatile, glucoside, rutin, resin, saponins, hydroxybenzenes and flavonoid glycosides, etc..
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| Pharmacological actions |
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| Miscellaneous effects |
Water decoction alcohol precipitation of ze lan could improve erythrocyte deformability, increase erythrocyte electrophoresis rate, lower platelet adhesiveness, lower fibrinogen. Preparations of whole plant of ze lan had cardiotonic effect. ze lan could slightly inhibit coagulation system and increase fibrinolysis activity.
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| Clinical Studies |
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| Soft tissue infections |
Xiao Yu Gao (ze lan, hong hua, tao ren, xue jie, pu xiao) was applied to the affected areas of soft tissue infections, change the dressing daily or every other day. Local symptoms of 79 out of 80 treated cases were improved within 3 days. |
| Diabetes |
57 cases of type II diabetes were treated with ze lan, chuan xiong, chi shao, di gu pi, 15g each; dan shen 30g; shui zhi, 10g, gui jian yu, tian hua fen, sheng di, huang qi, 20g each; water decoction, 1 dose daily for 3 months. 30 cases were markedly effective, 19 improved and 8 ineffective. |
| Hemorrhoids |
Huo Yu Huang Lan Tang: da huang, ze lan, chi shao, yu xing cao. Water decoction for external steaming and washing. Shuang Bo Gao was also used for external application: da huang, ze lan, ce bai ye, huang bo, bo he, bing pian, etc.. 53 out of 54 treated cases of hemorrhoids were effective. |
| Chronic pelvic inflammation |
Zha Po Chong Tao Dan (experiential formula): sheng di, dan shen, dan pi, ze lan, hu po, chong wei zi, shan zha, fu ling, tao ren. |
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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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