Chapter 5 Herbs that expel dampness

 introduction  Herbs that are fragrant，dry the dampness harmonize spleen.

 Functions: abreact Qi stagnation 疏畅气机、 tonify spleen and , resolve

dampness宣化湿浊.  Dampness sticky，spleen like dryness, dislike dampness，dampness in Spleen & G in Middle Jiao—affect the functions. Symptoms…?  Western medicine diseases: acute , , , ulcer, gastroptosis etc.  Main effects：  1. adjust stomach & intestines movement  Herbs has essential oil. Can regulate the stomach & intestine functions. Examples:  Pei lan 佩兰、Beidoukou白豆蔻 enhance the stomach & intestines tension  Saren 砂仁 intestines movement  Relax intestine & stomach spasm， examples: Houpe厚朴、Cangzu苍术、Saren砂仁.  2. promote the digestive function  Houpe厚朴、Huoxiang广藿香、Beikou白豆 蔻、Caokou草豆蔻、Caoguo草果 have essential oil，stimulate taste Nerve-enhance digestive glands secretion.  3. anti-ulcer  Cangzu苍术、Houpo厚朴、Saren砂仁 ① Protect stomach membrane

 Cangzu-aminohexose 氨基己糖  关苍术提取物能增加氨基己糖在胃液和粘膜中的含量  砂仁能促进胃粘膜细胞释放前列腺素  保护胃粘膜免遭许多外源性因素的损伤。 ② Inhibit gastric acid  Houpo 厚朴酚 can anti-tetragastrin四肽胃泌素 & carbamylcholine氨甲酰胆碱---gastric acid

 Cangzu 毛苍术 selinenol β-桉叶醇 can anti- H2 receptor， anti acid.  4. Anti-microbes  magnolol厚朴酚、cangzu苍术、Pogostemon 广藿香酮 can inhibit or kill G+/G- bacteria, virus, broad spectrum antibiotics.  Cangzu can anti fungi, mold yeast.

Houpo 厚朴(Magnolia officnalis)

Components: essential oil & some alkaloids. Functions & indications Houpo厚朴 dry dampness, remove food stognation, harmonize Qi, stop wheezing.

Treatment : dampness in zhongjiao (spleen & Stomach), abdominal tension, diarrhea, sputum cause wheezing. 1. Main Effects

 （1）regulate stomach & intestine function 厚朴 can stimulate animal intestine muscle, also can inhibit intestine spasm.

 （2）enhance digestive glands secretion

 厚朴essential oil can stimuli taste Nerve— glands secretion in Stomach.  （3）Anti-ulcer抗溃疡

 厚朴 inhibit rat ulcer model , reduce the acid secretion in animal.  （4）Protect liver function保肝

 厚朴 protect the viral in animal model

 （5）Anti-bacteria/virus抗菌抗病毒  It can suppress staphylococcus aureus, typhoid, Bacillus, Bacillus dysenteriae  （6）anti-pyretic sedating action It can stop the pain caused by heat in rats 2 other effects （1）inhibit CNS and relax muscle  厚朴酚 inhibit animal methamphetamine caused-CNS excitation.  厚朴 inhibit animal hypothalamus wake up CNS.  （2）inhibit platelet adhesive

 厚朴酚与和厚朴酚能明显抑制胶原、花生四烯 酸所诱导的家兔血小板血浆的聚集，并抑制

ATP释放。其抑制作用与抑制血栓烷素A2 2+ （TXA2）的合成及细胞内的Ca 流动有关。  （3）anti-high Blood pressure & relax vessel muscle  厚朴碱 low BP，animal showed anti K+、Ca2+、 nonenpenephyrin caused artery contraction. Huo Xiang 藿香(Magnolia officinalis)

Components: essential oil, patchouli alcohol & pogostone Function & indication: expel dampness in zhongjiao 1. stomach & intestine flu 2. acute , acute

Effects 广藿香，open stomach stop vomiting， expel exterior damp heat。Treat damp in middle jiao.  （1）induce stomach gland secretion  （2）anti-microbes In vivo experiment，anti-G+/- bacteria, virus. Fungi etc

Chapter 6 herbs that warm interior 温理药  Herbs can warm interior, dispersing cold, warming kidney meridian & restore collapse yang.  Properties: Pungent & sweet in flavor, hot & toxic in nature; it related to heart, kidney & spleen channels.  Functions: recuperating depleted yang & rescuing the patient from collapse, restoring Yang & supplementing fire as well as dispersing cold & relieveing pain. main effects 1 effects of cardiac system （1）enhance cardiac contractility强心  Strengthen cardiac contraction, increase heart , beat, output & muscle oxygen consumption volume.  （2）promote cardiac frequency & inotropic conductivity  Fuzi can treat arrhythmia with slow heart beat type.  （3）anti-ischemia  Fuzi附子、Rougui肉桂、Wuzhuyu吴茱萸 can dilute coronary vessels, increase coronary circulation, dilute brain vessels & increase brain vessel circulation.  （4）improve circulation in limbs  Can treat limbs very cold 四肢厥冷  （5）anti-shock  Collapse syndrome & minute pulse to almost no pulse condition are similar to shock. 2 digestive effects （1）enhance stomach & intestine movement

 Most warm herbs has this function, Ganjiang干 姜、rougui肉桂、wuzhuyu吴茱萸、dingxiang 丁香、hujiao胡椒. Essential oil.

 （2）help digestion促消化

 （3）anti-ulcer, stop-vomiting利胆、止吐、 抗溃疡 3 Regulate androgen

4 CNS warm meridian, stop pain.

5 Anti-pyretic, sedation  summary warm herbs enhance cardiac contraction、raise BP、relax micro-vessel、 improve cardiac circulation—tonify fire/enhance Yang; anti-ulcer, regulate stomach/intestine movement, Anti-pyretic- warm stomach stop pain； Anti-ischemia--warm /regulate vessel/meridian