Single Herb Glossary
Běi Shā Shēn 北沙參
| Pharmaceutical name | Glehniae Radix glehnia root "northern sand root" |
| Category | Tonify Yin |
| Key Properties | Nourishes the Yin Clears the Lungs Augments the Stomach Generates fluids |
| Properties | Sweet Slightly Bitter Slightly Cold |
| Tropism | LU, ST |
| Actions & Indications | 1) Nourishes LU Yin & Clears LU Heat 2) Nourishes ST Yin & Generates Fluids |
| Dosages | 9-15g |
| Contraindications (TCM) | Cough due to Wind-Cold or in cases of Cold from Deficiency of Lungs and Stomach |
| Contraindications (Western) | |
| Chemical Composition | Phellopterin, bergapten, psoralen, xanthotoxin, marmesin, bergaptin, irnperatorin, isoimperatorin, cnidilin |
| Pharmacological Effects | • Effect on temperature regulation: alcohol extract shown to lower body temperature in rabbits with a normal temperature, or with a fever induced by typhoid vaccination • Cardiovascular: water extract has cardiotonic effect on frog heart specimens; at high doses, may inhibit cardiac contraction; in anesthetized rabbits, intravenous injection raises blood pressure and increases respiration |
| Herb-Drug Interactions | Incompatible with Li Lu (Veratri nigri Radix et Rhizoma) Antagonizes Fen Fang Ji (Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix) |
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