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Prepared Root And Rhziome of Sorrel Rhubarb

Prepared Root And Rhziome of Sorrel Rhubarb. Class: Purging. Properties: Cold; Bitter. Meridians: Spleen; Large Intestine; Stomach; Liver; Heart

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Zhi Da Huang
中文名 (Chinese)
εˆΆε€§ι»„
Latin Name
Radix et Rhizoma Rhei Praeparata
English Name
Prepared Root And Rhziome of Sorrel Rhubarb
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (ζ€§ε‘³)
Cold; Bitter
Meridians (归经)
Spleen; Large Intestine; Stomach; Liver; Heart
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Purging
εŠŸζ•ˆεˆ†η±» (CN)
ζ³»δΈ‹
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (εŠŸθƒ½)
Treatment of fever with constipation, retention of the feces and abdominal pain, dysentery with inadequate discharge from the bowels, jaundice caused by damp-heat, haematemesis, epistaxis, inflammation of eye and swelling of the throat due to heat in the blood, appendicitis with abdominal pain, boils, sores and abscess, amenorrhea due to blood stasis, traumatic injuries, hemorrhage from the upper gastrointestinal tract. external use for scalds and burns.radixet rhizoma rhei (stir-fried with wine
Indication (δΈ»ζ²»)
1. sennoside a is the component for purgation.2. promoting biliary secretion and enhancing the amount of bilirubin and bile acid.3. rhein and emodin exert bacteriostatic effect by inhibting the synthesis of dna, rna and protein in bacteria4. emodin is a component for hypotensive5. oral use of its extract reduces the raio of serum cholesterol and total phospholipid in rabbits with hypercholesterolemia.6. chrysophanol, an other active component, exerts a hemostatic effect.
Clinical Manifestations
1. sennoside a is the component for purgation.2. promoting biliary secretion and enhancing the amount of bilirubin and bile acid.3. rhein and emodin exert bacteriostatic effect by inhibting the synthesis of dna, rna and protein in bacteria4. emodin is a c
πŸ”— External References
TCMID
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