Single Herb Glossary
Bái Tóu Wēng 白頭翁
| Pharmaceutical name | Pulsatillae Radix Pulsatillla chinensis root Chinese anemone root |
| Category | Clear Heat, Resolve Toxicity |
| Key Properties | Clears Heat & Resolves Toxicity Especially effective for cooling blood and alleviating dysenteric disorders |
| Properties | Bitter Cold |
| Tropism | LI, ST |
| Actions & Indications | 1) Clears Heat & Resolves Fire Toxicity (Dysentery, Heat toxin, Blood Heat, Damp-Heat) (Lower Jiao Genital/Vaginal) |
| Dosages | 6-15g |
| Contraindications (TCM) | Diarrhea or dysentery from Cold and Deficiency |
| Contraindications (Western) | |
| Chemical Composition | Protoanemonin, anemonin, ranunculin |
| Pharmacological Effects | • Antiamebic: inhibitory effect against amoeba in vitro and in vivo, but only at large doses; in one study, decoction at 1 g/kg for 6 days effectively treated amoebic dysentery in mice; however, treatment was ineffective when the dosage was reduced to 0.3 g/kg • Antibiotic: fresh juice, decoction and alcohol extract have all shown inhibitory effects against S. aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus dysenteriae, Salmonella typhi, Bacillus subtilis, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Candida albicans, and others • Others: cardiotonic, sedative, and analgesic effects |
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