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xue lian 雪蓮

 

by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu      

Pharmaceutical name:Flos Saussurea involucrate
Biological name:

學名

Saussurea involucrate (Kar. et Kir.) Sch. Blp.
Distribution:

產地﹕

Snowy mountain area of gansu, qinghai, xizang, xin jiang provinces of China﹐at altitude of 4000 to 5000 meters。

新疆、甘肅、青海、西藏等海拔為4000╴5000米的地帶

Properties﹕

性質﹕

warm, mildly bitter , 性、微苦

Channels  entered:

歸經﹕

liver, kidney and spleen channels

肝、腎、脾經

Actions & Indications:

應用﹕

For hardening of blood vessels of the brain, tumor.

Folk applications include rheumatoid arthritis, impotence, irregular menses, placenta not being expelled after birth.

腦動脈硬化、癌症

民間雪蓮用于治療風濕性關節炎、陽痿、婦女月經不調、胎衣不下。

Medical Function:

藥理﹕

Ridding of coldness and dampness, tonifying blood, improving yang. Anti aging, anti tiredness, resisting lack of oxygen, anti flammatory, anesthesia, and anti hypertension.

散寒除濕壯陽補血,延緩衰老,抗疲勞,抗缺氧,抗炎,鎮痛,平息壓等作用。

Chemical ingredients:The whole plant contains saponin, flavone, volatile oil, amino acids, glucose

全草含生物鹼﹐黃酮﹐揮發油﹐葡萄糖﹐氨基酸等。

Dosage:9 ~ 15 g in concoction.

The variety da bao xue lian is toxic. Use only 0.75 g to 1.9 g in concoction.

雪蓮種類之中大苞雪蓮花有毒﹐每次只可二至五分煎服。

Samples of formulae:

1. Arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, inflammation of shoulders, sciatica of old people:

Prescription: xue lian 20 g, qi zi 10 g, hong hua 10 g, rice wine 2500 cc. Seal and soak for 15 days. Drink twice a day, 10 to 20 cc per serving.

l、風濕及類風濕性關節炎、肩周炎及老年性腰腿痛:
雪蓮20克,枸杞,花各10克,白酒2500毫升,密封浸泡15日。日服二次、每次10-20毫升。

2. Irregular menses, pain of lower back and leg during and before period, cold and pain of lower abdomen:

Prescription: xue lian 5 g, qi zi 2 g, hong hua 2 g. Boil with water. Drink twice a day as tea .

2、婦人月經不調,月經痛及月經痛引起的腰背痛、小腹冷痛:
雪蓮5克,枸杞,紅花各2克,水煎服.日服二次。

 

3、因寒濕引起的胃寒、胃痛等症:
雪蓮5克,紅棗 30克,枸杞10克,洗凈燉雞肉食用。
4、男子陽萎、不育症:
雪蓮6克,當歸3克,枸杞10克,水煎服,日服一次。
5、
調經補血、滋陰補腎:
雪蓮、枸杞各5克,紅花2克,洗凈沙布袋包扎,燉雞肉食用。

也可泡酒,使用方法同1。
6、腎壯陽、補中益氣:
雪蓮,枸杞各5克, 紅花3克,洗凈沙布袋包扎,燉雞肉食用。

文火2-3小後食用。
也可泡酒,使用方法同1。
 

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Warning﹕Although this herb is being mentioned in classical herb dictionary but it is rarely prescribed.
Toxicity﹕Avoid using xue lian when: during pregnance, yinxu (yin deficient) and having high heat. Over dosage can cause heavy sweating.

The variety da bao xue lian is toxic. Use only 0.75 g to 1.9 g in concoction.

陰虛火旺者忌服,孕婦忌服,過量可致大汗淋離。

雪蓮中大苞雪蓮花有毒,煎服二至五分。

Note: the xue lian roots sold in the markets of Taiwan are not Tian Shan

xue lian (Saussurea involucrate) but the roots of Smallanthus sonchifolius

(Poepp. & Endl.) H. Robinson var. Polymnia sonchifolia Poepp. & Endl.,

which are called yacon in South America.

註﹕在台灣 市場上可買到的,以塊根作為食用的所謂雪蓮

是農民從國外引進的,原產南美洲安地斯山脈的植物,

當地人稱之為 Yacon,並非中國新疆天山與崑崙山所產的雪蓮花。

根據台中科學博物館嚴新富博士的說法,最好稱作"菊薯"或"雪蓮薯"。

菊薯的學名是Smallanthus sonchifolius (Poepp. & Endl.) H. Robinson
異學名是Polymnia sonchifolia Poepp. & Endl.

 

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