pu huang 蒲黃

Translated by: Joe Hing kwok Chu 朱 興 國 編 譯

A manuscript... writing and translation in progress

Present Day Applications: 現代應用﹕	For coronary diseases, angina. 現代用於冠心病,  心絞痛。
Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕	Pollen Typhae
Latin botanical name: 拉丁文學名﹕	Typha angustifolia L. 水燭香蒲 Typha angustata Bory et Chauberd 長苞香蒲 Typha orientalis Pres
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕	hoo
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕	pohwang
Pron. in Cantonese: 粵音﹕	poh wang
Other Names: 別名﹕	pu li hua fen 蒲厘花粉 pu hua 蒲花 pu bang hua fen 蒲棒花粉 pu cao huang 蒲草黃 shui la zhu 水蠟燭 mao la zhu 毛蠟燭
Common Name: 英文名﹕	cattail pollen
Distribution: 產地﹕	Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong, Anhui, Hubei
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕	sweet, neutral. 味甘，性平。 炒味澀。
Channels (meridians) entered:   歸經﹕	liver, pericardium. 肝,  心包經
Medical functions: 藥理﹕	Medical functions: constricts uterus stops bleeding; shortens blood coagulation time lowers blood cholesterol anti-coagulation promotes urination 藥理﹕   收縮子宮 止血，能縮短凝血時間 降低血清膽固醇 抗凝 利尿
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕	hei pu huang is pu huang that has been stir fried till dark color. It is being used in stopping bleeding. Raw pu huang possesses double effects of stopping bleeding and promoting circulation. For treatment of : Angina blood clot in the brain high blood lipids Inflammation of the intestine and difficulty in urination: pu huang 50 g, xiong huang 10 g, bing pian 3 g, fresh white part of green onion 200 g,(wash the part of green onion and boil in water for 3 minutes. Smash all herb past it to the lower abdomen while still warm. Bleeding and abdomen ache due to chronic colitis: pu huang 3 g, wu ling zhi 3 g (wrap in cloth), baked ge gen 10 g, baked rou dou kou 3 g. Make into decoction and use as tea. External injury of the head with swelling: use raw pu huang and apply to the injury, 3 times a day. Bleeding in external injuries Hemorrhoids Boils Inflammation of the rib cartilage (without pus) Rash in babies
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕	1. T. davidiana Hand-Mass., naringenin, isorhamnetin, quercetin, isorhamnetin-e-O-(2G-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl)-rutinoside, quercetin-e-O-(2G-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl)-rutinoside), isorhamnetin-3-O-rutinoside, isorhamnetin-3-O-rutinoside, isorhamnetin-3-O-neohesperidoside, kaempferol-3-O-neohesperidoside) [1,2] T. latifolia L. T. angustata Bory et chaub T. angustifolia L. , typhaneoside, kaempferol-3-O-(2G-alpha-L-rhamnosyl)-rutinoside, kaempferol-3-O-rhamnosylglucoside, quercetin-3-O-neohesperidoside[5] 2. Beta-sitosterol, Beta-sitosterol palmitate, 5alpha, stigmastan-3, 6-dione [6] beta-sitosterol palmitate[8] , beta-sitosterol [7] 3. pentacosane, hentriacontanol-6, nonacosanediol-6, 8; nonacosanediol-6, 10[6] T. angustifolia, 7-methyl-4-triacontanone, 6-tritriacontanol, pentacosane [8]. 4. palmitic acid, stearic acid, arachidonic acid, vanillic acid, E-p-hydroxy-cinnamic acid, protocatechuic acid, succinic acid, p-hydroxy-benzaldehyde, E-propenoic acid-3-(4-hyhdroxyphenyl)-2, 3-dihydroxoypropyl ester, D-mannitol [10] typhic acid[11]. formic acid, acetic acid, pyroracemic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, succinic acid, citric acid
Dosage: 用量﹕	3 to 10 g. Wrap and boil with water. 3～10克。包煎。
Samples of formulae :處方舉例﹕
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕
Cautions: 禁忌﹕	Not to use in cases of  bleeding due to blood stasis and during pregnancy. Because  raw pu huang can constrict uterus, so pregnant women should avoid using it; but it can be used in bleeding due to lack of constriction after giving birth. 瘀滯出血及孕婦忌服。 生蒲黄有收 縮子宫的作用，故孕婦忌服，但可用于產後 子宫收 縮 不良的出血。

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