Use in traditional Chinese medicine Physochlaina

1 use in traditional chinese medicine

1.1 physochlaina infundibularis
1.2 physochlaina macrophylla
1.3 physochlaina physaloides
1.4 physochlaina praealta

use in traditional chinese medicine

single flower of physochlaina infundibularis kuang - hot ginseng of mount hua, shaanxi province.

at least 3 species of physochlaina used in traditional chinese medicine : p. infundibularis, p. physaloides , p. praealta.

physochlaina infundibularis

漏斗泡囊草 lou-dou pao-nang-ts ao / lou dou pao nang cao (= funnel-shaped physochlaina ). inhabitants of neighbouring provinces of shaanxi (rendered formerly shensi ) , henan hold p. infundibularis in high esteem medicinal plant, regarding kind of ginseng : unusually toxic solanaceous plant (totally unrelated botanically araliaceous ginseng genus panax) considered general tonic ( = adaptogen). chinese element 参 shen (= ginseng) forms part of 2 of common names plant, namely 华山参 hua-shan-shen (= ginseng of mount hua) , je-shen (= hot ginseng - hot, sweet, bitter , astringent taste).

as panax, fleshy root of physochlaina infundibularis forms drug : fresh, raw roots first peeled , boiled in sugar solution containing small quantities of 3 other herbal drugs, before being dried, ready storage , use. 3 drugs added boiling solution root of glycyrrhiza uralensis, rhizome of ophiopogon japonicus , fruits of gardenia jasminoides. peeling, boiling , addition of cooling , yin drugs undertaken mitigate heat / toxicity of physochlaina infundibularis roots.

in addition use adaptogen, p. infundibularis used (in traditional chinese medicine) in treatment of asthma, chronic bronchitis, abdominal pain, palpitations , insomnia , sedative. drug used treat diarrhea of kind considered in traditional chinese medicine diarrhea due deficiency of vital energy symptoms of cold .

the nomenclatural association of p. infundibularis mount hua - west great mountain of 5 great mountains of china of taoism - interesting 1 , merits further study : in common other mountains regarded in china numinous/xian ling, mount hua (a precipitous assemblage of 5 (counted anciently three) peaks in qin range) held source of rare medicinal plants , life-prolonging elixirs. furthermore, @ foot of west peak of mount hua (known lianhua feng (蓮花峰) or furong feng (芙蓉峰), both meaning lotus flower summit) stood, second century bce, taoist temple site of shamanic practices undertaken spirit mediums (see wu (shaman)) contact (unnamed) god of underworld , minions, believed dwell in heart of mountain.(see chinese folk religion). tropane-containing, solanaceous plants (such datura , hyoscyamus spp.) have long history of use entheogens in shamanic practices - including taoist practices- , indeed physochlaina physaloides known have been used entheogen tungus tribes, possible use of sister species p. infundibularis in taoist, shamanic practices @ mount hua might prove topic worthy of consideration.

in addition being considered kind of ginseng in own right, root of physochlaina infundibularis ( physochlainae radix ) passed off in ginseng trade substitute more costly roots of true ginsengs panax ginseng , panax quinquefolius - dangerous practice lead (potentially fatal), anticholinergic poisoning of unwitting users of these famous tonics, although substitution tends feature of local, chinese (rather international) trade.

physochlaina macrophylla

大叶泡囊草 da-ye pao-nang-t sao / da ye pao nang cao. root physochlaina infundibularis, of p. macrophylla has (apparently) been passed off of panax in chinese ginseng trade : (the root of) physochlaina macrophylla bonati, native of honan, china, in appearance ginseng red; 1 should avoid using substitute ginseng alkaloid causes vomiting .

physochlaina physaloides

泡囊草 pao-nang-ts ao / pao nang cao (= (common) physochlaina) standard chinese name of widespread species p. physaloides , drug derived it, used in traditional medicine of mongolia. in traditional systems of medicine in china , mongolia considered have effects of combatting weakness , warming stomach , soothing mental condition , relieving asthma. used treating diarrhea due deficiency of vital energy symptoms of cold , cough or asthma caused excessive phlegm or neurasthenia . note : medical concept neurasthenia - largely abandoned in western medicine - expressed in chinese shenjing shuairuo (simplified chinese: 神经衰弱), compound of shenjing nervous , shuairuo weakness , , chinese condition described culture-bound syndrome encompassing debility, emotional turmoil, excitement, tension-induced pain , sleep disturbances, caused depletion of qi ( vital energy ) , impaired functioning of wuzang (= 5 vital organs ).

physochlaina praealta

西藏泡囊草 (h si-tsang pao-nang-ts ao / xi zang pao nang cao = tibetan physochlaina ) standard chinese name given both physochlaina praealta (decne) miers. , drug prepared roots , aerial parts. has been used in tibet substitute tsang-ch ieh (transliterated zang qie) - anisodus tanguticus, more commonly known in china shān làngdàng (= 山莨菪 = mountain henbane ). unsurprisingly, tropane-containing plant, p. praealta has been recognised in india have belladonna-like property of causing mydriasis , used there topical medication in treatment of boils.