| [English Name] | Rose Mallow Root | |
| [Chinese Name] | 地桃花 | |
| [Pinying Name] | Ditaohua | |
| [Latin Name] | Urenae Lobatae Radix | |
| [Genera] | Malvaceae | |
| [Efficacy] | qufengshiyao | |
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| [Ecology] | It grows in grassy slope、bushes beside ditch and road side at the altitude between 500 to 1500 metres.It prefers warm and moist climate, strong adaptability,also can grow in droughty and barren soil.It can be planted in ordinary soil,but the optimum is loose fertile sandy soil exposed to the sun. | |
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| [Pharmacological activities] |
1. The aqueous extract of has antibacterial effects on staphylococcus aureus, pseudomonas aeruginosa, escherichia coil, streptococcus pneumoniae and proteus vulgaris, especially staphylococcus aureus and proteus vulgaris[1]. 2. The methanol extract of Urena lobata L. could inhibit lipopolysaccharides (LPS)-induced NO release from RAW264.7 cells and scavenge free radical[2]. |
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1. Ulcerative carbuncle, removing pus 2. Venomous snake bite 3. Unilateral or bilateral tonsillitis, gonorrhea, invasion of cold and heat,dysentery 4. Common cold 5. Cardiac edema 6. Malaria 7. Rheumatic arthralgia, overexertion 8. Nephritic edema 9. Wound and injury, lumbar muscle strain 10.Dysmenorrhea |
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Pharmacological actions: [1] Chen Yong, Xie Zhen, Wei Tao, et al. Antibacterial Experiment on Aqueous Extract of Urena lobata L．in Vitro. Asia-Pacific Traditional Medicine, 2011,7(10):29-30. [2] Choi EM, Hwang JK. Screening of Indonesian medicinal plants for inhibitor activity on nitric oxide production of RAW264.7cells and antioxidant activity. Fitoterapia, 2005,76(2):194-203. |
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