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Sarcandra glabra
Nakai, T., Trees and shrubs indigenous in Japan proper [Dai Nihon jumokushi] (1935-1951)
Nakai, T., Trees and shrubs indigenous in Japan proper [Dai Nihon jumokushi] (1935-1951)
Specimen of Sarcandra glabra at the Guangzhou TCM Museum (Adam, 2024)
Botanical name:
Sarcandra glabra (syn. Chloranthus glaber, Ardisia japonica)
Parts used:
Herb
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent
Classification:
Sarcandra glabra (syn. Chloranthus glaber, Ardisia japonica)
Parts used:
Herb
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent
Classification:
Uses:
1. Clears Heat from the Blood:
-Purpura from Blood heat
-Thrombocytopenic Purpura
-Eczema, Psoriasis
-Phlegmon
2. Clears Heat and Toxin:
-Red and Swollen Gums, Mouth or Throat, Tonsillitis, Gingivitis
-Sores, Boils, Carbuncles, Abscess
-Dysentery, Appendicitis
-Cholecystitis
-Cellulitis
-Pneumonia
-topically as a wash for Ulcerated Wounds
3. Move the Blood, Clear Stasis:
-Trauma and Bruising, Fracture
-Dysmenorrhea
-Postpartum blood stasis abdominal pain
-Tumors, Cancer (Gastric, Pancreatic, Liver, Esophagel), Leukemia
4. Clears Wind-Damp, Opens the Channels:
-Wind-Damp joint and muscle pain
-Numbness of the limbs
Dose:
Decoction: 9–15 grams (up to 30 grams for Cancer)
It can also be soaked in wine for Blood stasis, Bruises, Fractures or Wind-Damp Arthritic pain
Topically, it can be beaten and applied
Comment:
1. The medicinal use of this plant did not appear in China until 1711 (Sheng Cao Yao Xing Bei Yao)
2. In China, concentrated extracts made into tablets and injections of Sarcandra are used in Cancer therapy and for other uses.
3. Locals of Jiangxi province, China, combined Sarcandra with Houttuynia, Rice, Sesame and salt to make a drink.
Decoction: 9–15 grams (up to 30 grams for Cancer)
It can also be soaked in wine for Blood stasis, Bruises, Fractures or Wind-Damp Arthritic pain
Topically, it can be beaten and applied
Comment:
1. The medicinal use of this plant did not appear in China until 1711 (Sheng Cao Yao Xing Bei Yao)
2. In China, concentrated extracts made into tablets and injections of Sarcandra are used in Cancer therapy and for other uses.
3. Locals of Jiangxi province, China, combined Sarcandra with Houttuynia, Rice, Sesame and salt to make a drink.
Main Combinations:
1. Cough, Bronchitis, Sarcandra with Houttuynia Yu Xing Cao.
2. Psoriasis, Sarcandra with Turmeric, China root (Tu Fu Ling), Prunus Wu Mei, Paeonia Bai Shao (This is called PSORI-CM02 and has been studied and found effective)
3. Stomach Cancer: Sarcandra (15 grams), decoct and drink. ("Guizhou Herbal Medicine")
Major Formulas:
Cautions:
1. Not used in Pregnancy
2. Not used in Yin-deficient Heat
Main Preparations used:
1. Not used in Pregnancy
2. Not used in Yin-deficient Heat
Main Preparations used:
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GENERAL / REVIEW
–The Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Sarcandra glabra (Thunb.) Nakai, a Chinese Herb With Potential for Development:
–ANTI-BACTERIAL
-ANTI-VIRAL
-ANTI-OXIDANT
-ANTI-INFLAMMATORY
-ANTI-TUMOR
_IMMUNO-REGULATOR
-ANTI-THROMBOCYTOPENIA
–HEPATO-PROTECTIVE
–HYPOGLYCEMIC
INFLUENZA
–Sarcandra glabra Extract Reduces the Susceptibility and Severity of Influenza in Restraint-Stressed Mice
CANCER
–Network Pharmacology‐Based Study on the Active Component and Mechanism of the Anti-Gastric-Cancer Effect of Herba Sarcandrae
–The Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Sarcandra glabra (Thunb.) Nakai, a Chinese Herb With Potential for Development:
–ANTI-BACTERIAL
-ANTI-VIRAL
-ANTI-OXIDANT
-ANTI-INFLAMMATORY
-ANTI-TUMOR
_IMMUNO-REGULATOR
-ANTI-THROMBOCYTOPENIA
–HEPATO-PROTECTIVE
–HYPOGLYCEMIC
INFLUENZA
–Sarcandra glabra Extract Reduces the Susceptibility and Severity of Influenza in Restraint-Stressed Mice
CANCER
–Network Pharmacology‐Based Study on the Active Component and Mechanism of the Anti-Gastric-Cancer Effect of Herba Sarcandrae