The difference between Achyranthes bidentata and Achyranthes bidentata

The inverted grass is a traditional Chinese medicine, which is distributed in most parts of our country. Generally, the whole plant is harvested in summer and autumn, washed, fresh or dried to make medicinal materials. What is the difference between the inverted grass and achyranthes bidentata?

What is the difference between grass and grass?

The whole grass of Achyranthes bidentata, a coarse hairy plant of amaranth family, is called inverted grass. Plant height 20-120cm, slender roots, stems four prism, pilose, long leaves opposite, was wide oval obovate or elliptical oblong, with blood circulation, diuretic Tonglin, heat solution table effect.

2. What are the effects and functions of inverted grass?

1. Clearing heat and relieving exterior syndrome

Detonated grass has the effect of clearing away heat and relieving exterior syndrome. It has good therapeutic effect on exogenous fever, summer heat headache, long-term heat, sore throat and furuncle swelling.

2. Diuretic and strangulation

Detonated grass has diuretic effect, suitable for damp-heat downward flow, hot stranguria astringent pain, edema, damp-heat belt. In addition, the "Lingnan Medicine Collection Record" records: inverted grass "fever, good urine." (Treatment) of diarrhea and malaria." 3. The herb has the function of activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis. It can be used for amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation, traumatic injury, rheumatic arthralgia and other diseases. Appropriate compatibility can also treat cold arthralgia; compatibility of qi circulation drugs is often used for qi deficiency and blood stasis, adverse meridians, hemiplegia aphasia.

3. Nutritional value

The seed, root, stem and leaf of Rubus depressus contain ecdysone, and the content of ecdysone in seed is the highest. A and B were also isolated from the seeds. C and D were isolated from immature fruit. The seed contains protein, ether extract, hydrocarbon, fiber, calcium, phosphorus, iron and amino acid, and the branch contains 36,47-dihydroxy-51-alkyl-4-ketone and triacontanol. It also contains turpentine.

(1) The tincture of this product has inhibitory effect on diphtheria bacillus and hemolytic streptococci at 1:32 and Staphylococcus aureus at 1:16 by dilution method in test tube; 1ml of 10% tincture of this product and a small lethal dose of diphtheria toxin are mixed in test tube for half an hour, and injected into guinea pig skin, which has a certain degree of protective effect. The above mentioned decoctions are weaker than tinctures.

(2) Anaconine 0.5mg/ml can contract frog rectus abdominis muscle in vitro, and it is not blocked by curarine; it has the effects of lowering blood pressure and heart rate, dilating blood vessels, increasing respiratory frequency and amplitude in dogs;0.5mg/kg has diuretic and cathartic effects in rats; it has slight antipyretic effect in rats.

(3) Saponin mixture isolated from seeds could enhance the contractility of isolated frog heart, guinea pig heart and rabbit heart. When papillary muscle failed, the effect of saponin on myocardial contractility was faster than that of digitalis, but the action time was shorter.