| [English Name] | Common Lophatherum Herb | |
| [Chinese Name] | 淡竹叶 | |
| [Pinying Name] | Danzhuye | |
| [Latin Name] | Lophatheri Herba | |
| [Genera] | Poaceae | |
| [Efficacy] | Antipyretic drug | |
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| [Ecology] | Common Lophatherum Herb resistants to infertility,prefers warm and moist,resistants to shade and sunshine,grows unwell in strong sunlight enviroment,the common performances are low plant、reduced tillering ability、yellow and dry leaves. | |
| [Chemical composition] | The stem and leaf contains arundoin, cylindrin, taraxerol, friedelin[1], 4-hydroxy-3,5- dimethoxybenzaldehyde, trans-p-hydroxy cinnamic acid, 5,7,4′-trihydroxy-3′,5′-dimethoxy flavones, 5,7,4′-trihydroxy-3′，5′-dimethoxy-7-Ο-β-D-glucosyloxy-flavone[2], vitexin. thymine. vanillic acid, adenine[3]; It also contains chlorophy II[4], tea polyphenols[5], amino acid, trace element[6]. |
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| [Clinical trial] | 1. Multiple myeloma: adoptingfolk prescription danzuye(lophatherum gracile) drink (adults 50g every time , 3-6times everyday, water decoction), with general support treatment such asanalgesic, use antibiotics and adrenal cortical hormone, intermittentchemotherapy, treat multiple myeloma 16 cases, the treatment effect: 7 caseswere excellent, all were early uninterruptible drinkers; 5 cases were good, areinterval drinkersd with the change of pee quantity and colour and luster; 4cases were poor, they didn’t drink until the symptoms of chronic renal failure appeared[1]. 2. Periodontitis: danzuye andfengfang (honeycomb), add or subtract different prescription by deficiency andexcess, (empirical match the pure stomach deficiency syndrome scattered, withherself Fried), and the result is good [2]. 3. Blood spray: danzuye9g, xiaoji(herba cepbalanoplosis segeti) 15g, oujie(nodus nelumbinisrhizomatis)9g, puhuang(pollen typhae) 9g, huashi(soapstone) 15g, mutong(akebiaquinata)9g, zizi(jasmine) 9g, shendi(radix rehmanniae) 20g, haijinsha(lygodiumjaponicum) 9g, dahuang(rhubarb) 9g, dangui(angelica sinensis) 9g, gancao(liquorice)9g, day 1 agent, water decoction，Treat about 40 cases blood drench, the effect was remarkable[3]. 4. Children acute nephritis:zuyeshigao soup add or reduce(danzuye 9 -12g, shengshigao(gypsum) 20-30g (after),maidong(radix ophiopoginis) 6-12g, Dan skin 6-10g, baimaogen(white rhizome), cheqiancao(plantain),luxiancao(herba pyrolae) 10-15g respectively, chantui(periostracum cicada)5-9g,liuyisan 10-18g (pack), jingmi 10g. The throat gall add rendongteng (caulislonicerae),lugen (rhizome phragnitis); high blood pressure add xiakucao(selfheal),gouteng(uncaria); the white cells of urine add xiaoqingcao,yizhihuanghua). 1agent everyday, water decoction, treat 112 cases of children acute nephritis,penicillin sodium was consider to use. Treat for 2 months. Result: 107 caseswere cured, 5cases were improved [4]. |
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【传统用法】 1. Sore throat 2. Non-traumatic hemorrhage 3. Erosion of mucous membrane in oral cavity 4. Common cold with fever 5. Pneumonia 6. Febrile disease with polydipsia 7. Tidal fever in pulmonary tuberculosis 8. Epidemic encephalitis type B 9. Dysuria and urinary retention induced by excessive qi andprofuse fire 10. Bloody stranguria, pain in urination 11. Measles 12. Vicarious menstruation 13. Puerperal sudden qi and blood deficiency, sweating 14. Infantile heat, reddish faces and closed eyes, heat inmouth, crying and dysphoria in newborn caused by mother’s over eating hot food duringpregnancy 15. Infantile night crying |
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[1] Chenmingshen, zhangxuejian,chenfeng. Danzuye adjuvant treatment of multiple myeloma in 16 cases report.Central plains medical journal, 1999, 26(7):12 [2] Huzhihong. Nidus vespae, lophatherumgracile in periodontitis application. Jiangxi traditional Chinese medicine,2001, 32(1):48. [3] Liuyonghua, wanghongna,songning. The proved recipe of treat blood spray. China folk therapy, 2006(3):58. [4] Keke. Zuyeshigao soup add orreduce treatment 112 cases of infantile acute nephritis. The practical oftraditional Chinese and Western medicine, 2001, 1(14):2617. [5] Wangxiaojuan, leiying,wudinguo, etc. The clinical observation of the treatment of acute lower urinarytract infection by fengweiqingling soup. Journal of hunan university of Chinesemedicine, 2007, (4):64. |
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