Wind-Damp-Dispelling, tendons-Soothing and Collaterals-Activating Herbs
Si Nian Huang (Scarlet pimpernel herb)
Name
Si Nian Huang (Anagallis arvensis)
Sources
The drug is the dried or fresh entire herb of Anagallis arvensis L.(family Primulaceae), grow-ing in fields, wast lands, and distributed in Zhejiang, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong of China.
Constiteuts
The root contains triterpenoid saponins.The sapogenin is anagallin .The stem and leaf contain anagalligenone and also contain flavonoids and caffeic acid, ferulic acid.
The Effect of 四念癀
Actions
It is used to dispel wind-cold and remove obstruction from collateral channels, remove toxicity; for the treatment of snake bites, lyssodexis, carbuncle, arthroncus of knee joints.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 9~15 g or 15~30 g of the fresh, or pounded into juice for oral taking. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying with the fresh.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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