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Securinega suffruticosa
Pallas, P.S., Lamarck, Voyages du professeur Pallas, dans plusieurs
provinces de l’empire de Russie et dans l’Asie septentrionale, éd. 2, atlas (?)
Pallas, P.S., Lamarck, Voyages du professeur Pallas, dans plusieurs
provinces de l’empire de Russie et dans l’Asie septentrionale, éd. 2, atlas (?)
Botanical name:
Securinega suffruticosa (syn. S. ramiflora, Flueggea suffruticosa, Pharnaceum suffruticosum, Chenopodium suffruticosum)
Securinega virosa is also used.
Parts used:
Root, Twig
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent. Slightly Toxic (Root is most Toxic)
Constituents:
Alkaloids: securinine, allosecurinine, dihydrosecurinine, securinol A, B and C, securitinine; Leaf contains clinine and monophylline.
Securinega suffruticosa (syn. S. ramiflora, Flueggea suffruticosa, Pharnaceum suffruticosum, Chenopodium suffruticosum)
Securinega virosa is also used.
Parts used:
Root, Twig
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent. Slightly Toxic (Root is most Toxic)
Constituents:
Alkaloids: securinine, allosecurinine, dihydrosecurinine, securinol A, B and C, securitinine; Leaf contains clinine and monophylline.
Uses:
1. Settles Wind, Stops Spasms
-Neuralgia, Neuritis, Numbness
-Paralysis, including that following infectious diseases, Facial Paralysis, Hemiplegia
-sequelae of poliomyelitis
-Neurasthenia, Depression, Schizophrenia, Senile Dementia
-Vertigo, Deafness
-root decoction is used in India to promote sleep
2. Strengthens the Kidneys, Warms the Yang, Benefits the Sinews and Bones:
-Impotence, Sexual Debility
-Lumbago
-Leukorrhea
Dose:
Twig in Decoction: 6–9 grams
Substitute:
1. It is sometimes used as a substitute for Nux Vomica.
Twig in Decoction: 6–9 grams
Substitute:
1. It is sometimes used as a substitute for Nux Vomica.
Main Combinations:
Major Formulas:
Cautions:
1. Not used during Pregnancy
2. Avoid overdose.
Main Preparations used:
1. Not used during Pregnancy
2. Avoid overdose.
Main Preparations used:
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