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Menispermum, Bei Dou Gen åŒ—è±†æ ¹
Asiatic Moonseed
Bei Dou Gen, Bian Fu Ge Gen (TCM)
Bei Dou Gen, Bian Fu Ge Gen (TCM)
Komarov (Komorov), V.L., Flora of the U.S.S.R., vol. 7 (?)
Botanical name:
Menispermum dauricum
Parts used:
Rhizome
Temperature & Taste:
Cold, dry. Bitter
Classification:
B. Clear Heat and Poison
CONSTITUENTS:
Alkaloids: dauricine (approx. 50% of the total alkaloid content), daurinoline, dauricoline, dauricinoline, daurisoline, menisporphine, dihydro-menisporphine, daurisporhine, daurisporphirnoline, acuturnine, acuturnidine, acuturninine, stepharine, stepholidine, sinornenine, disinornenine
Menispermum dauricum
Parts used:
Rhizome
Temperature & Taste:
Cold, dry. Bitter
Classification:
B. Clear Heat and Poison
CONSTITUENTS:
Alkaloids: dauricine (approx. 50% of the total alkaloid content), daurinoline, dauricoline, dauricinoline, daurisoline, menisporphine, dihydro-menisporphine, daurisporhine, daurisporphirnoline, acuturnine, acuturnidine, acuturninine, stepharine, stepholidine, sinornenine, disinornenine
Uses:
1. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:
-Sore Throat, Cough from Wind-Heat or Heat Poison
-Mumps
-Snake and Insect bite
2. Clears Wind-Damp, Eases Pain:
-Wind-Damp muscle and joint Pain
3. Clears Damp-Heat:
-Diarrhea, Dysentery
-auxiliary for Jaundice
-swollen painful Hemorrhoids
4. Clears Heat and Toxin, Resolves Masses:
-Tumors, Cancers (inc. Prostate, Breast, Bladder, Gastric, Pancreatic etc.)
-the alkaloids have a marked anti-cancer effect
DOSE:
In Decoction: 3–9 grams
Of the Powder: 500mg–2 grams
NOTE:
This is similar in use to the American Menispermum canadense. However, as we cannot be certain if they can be considered synonymous, we have separated them.
In Decoction: 3–9 grams
Of the Powder: 500mg–2 grams
NOTE:
This is similar in use to the American Menispermum canadense. However, as we cannot be certain if they can be considered synonymous, we have separated them.
Main Combinations:
1. Sore Throat:
i. acute Sore Throat, Menispermum Bei Dou Gen with Licorice
ii. chronic Sore Throat Menispermum Bei Dou Gen with Scrophularia Xuan Shen and Rehmannia Sheng Di Huang
iii. strong Heat and Toxin, Menispermum Bei Dou Gen with Coptis Huang Lian
2. Lung Heat Cough:
i. Menispermum Bei Dou Gen with Scutellaria Huang Qin and Licorice
ii. Menispermum Bei Dou Gen with Platycodon Jie Geng, Scutellaria Huang Qin, Licorice
3. Mumps, Menispermum Bei Dou Gen with Isatis Ban Lan Gen, Forsythia Lian Qiao
4. Damp-Heat Jaundice:
i. Menispermum Bei Dou Gen with Artemisia Yin Chen Hao and Rhubarb (Da Huang)
5. Dysentery:
i. Menispermum Bei Dou Gen with Pulsatilla Bai Tou Weng, Rhubarb (Da Huang)
ii. Menispermum Bei Dou Gen with Cynanchum paniculatum Xu Chang Qing, Scutellaria Huang Qin
6. Wind-Damp pain of the muscles and joints:
i. Menispermum Bei Dou Gen with Angelica Du Huo, Eucommia Du Zhong
ii. Menispermum Bei Dou Gen with Angelica Du Huo, Clematis Wei Ling Xian, Cinnamon twig (Gui Zhi)
Major Formulas:
Cautions:
1. Not used in cold and weakness of the Spleen and Stomach
2. Avoid overdose.
TOXICITY:
Overdose causes abdominal pain, acid regurgitation, vertigo, sweating, chest oppression , restlessness, nausea, vomiting, low blood pressure
Main Preparations used:
1. Not used in cold and weakness of the Spleen and Stomach
2. Avoid overdose.
TOXICITY:
Overdose causes abdominal pain, acid regurgitation, vertigo, sweating, chest oppression , restlessness, nausea, vomiting, low blood pressure
Main Preparations used:
Research:
Dauricine, is the principle active ingredient. It has shown the following effects:
1. Anti-bacterial
2. Anti-inflammatory
3. Analgesic
4. Hypertensive
5. Anti-arrhythmia
6. Antithrombotic
7. Anti-tussive
8. Expectorant
9. Muscle-relaxing
1. Anti-bacterial
2. Anti-inflammatory
3. Analgesic
4. Hypertensive
5. Anti-arrhythmia
6. Antithrombotic
7. Anti-tussive
8. Expectorant
9. Muscle-relaxing