Bambusa textilis
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Nomenclature
Other Names:
Historical Use of Bambusa textilis
Bambusa textilis in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Background
Zhuhuang óûÆ
Chinese Name (pinyin): Tianzhuhuang
Chinese Name :
Common Name :Tabasheer
Specific Name : Concretio silicea bambusae
Scientific Name:
Collection : The drug is collected in autumn and winter.
Description : Irregular pieces or granules, varying in size, externally greyish blue, greyish yellow or greyish white, some pure white, translucent, somewhat lustrous, texture light, hard and fragile, easily broken strongly hygroscopic, odourless, taste weak.
Identification : 1.Ignite and incinerate a quantity of drug, dissolve the residue in the mixture of 1 volume of hydrochloric acid and one volume of nitric acid, filter. To the filtrate add ammonium molybdate TS, shake then add ferrous sulfate TS, a blue colour is produced.2.Spot 1 drop of potassium ferrocyanide TS to a piece of filter paper, allow to dry, apply one drop of the drug solution in hydrochloric acid, 10 drops of water and 1 drop of 0.1% alizarin red solution in ethanol, a red ring in a violet spot is produced on exposing to ammonia vapour.Volume ratio: Place gently 10g of powder of medium size to a measuring cylinder. The volume is not less than 35ml.Water absorbing capacity: To 5g of the powder add 50ml of water, allow to stand for a moment, filter through moisten filter paper, the filtrate is not more than 44ml.
Processing :
Action : To remove phlegm-heat from the heart and counteract convulsions.
Indication : impaired consciousness in febrile diseases, stroke, infantile convulsion, nightly crying caused by phlegm heat
Precautions :
Dosage : 3 to 9 g.
Storage : Preserve in well closed containers, stored in a dry place.
Synonymns for Bambusa textilis
Patent Medicines and Medicines with Multiple Ingredients that include Bambusa textilis
Pharmaceutical Information
Chemical Constituents
Evidence or the Use of Bambusa textilis in the Treatment of Epilepesy
Basic Science
Animal Studies
Cohort, Case-Control and Non-Randomized Trials
Randomized Controlled Trials
Meta-Analysis
1st Five Results: pubmed search
Yueying Zhao, Cheng Xi, Donghan Liu, Xiaoqiao Ren, Jiayi Fan, Jakkree Tangthianchaichana, Yang Lu, Huichao Wu
Chemical components with antibacterial properties found in sanchen powder from traditional Tibetan medicine.
J Ethnopharmacol: 2024, 326;117981
[PubMed:38417599]
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Tamara M C Aguiar, Patrícia E Gueratto, Patrícia A Machado, Jessie P Santos, Junia Y O Carreira, Simeão S Moraes, André Victor Lucci Freitas
Immature Stages, Natural History and Population Biology of Opoptera syme (Hübner, 1821), (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) from Southeastern Brazil.
Neotrop Entomol: 2024, 53(1);101-109
[PubMed:37878204]
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Dongmei Yang, Yinshuang Zhang, Dan Zhou, Yong-Jiang Zhang, Guoquan Peng, Melvin T Tyree
The hydraulic architecture of an arborescent monocot: ontogeny-related adjustments in vessel size and leaf area compensate for increased resistance.
New Phytol: 2021, 231(1);273-284
[PubMed:33621370]
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Lin Zhang, Wen Liu, Shenghong Liu, Peng Zhang, Chanjuan Ye, Hong Liang
Revegetation of a barren rare earth mine using native plant species in reciprocal plantation: effect of phytoremediation on soil microbiological communities.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int: 2020, 27(2);2107-2119
[PubMed:31773530]
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Jiangnan Teng, Tingting Xiang, Zhangting Huang, Jiasen Wu, Peikun Jiang, Cifu Meng, Yongfu Li, Jeffry J Fuhrmann
Spatial distribution and variability of carbon storage in different sympodial bamboo species in China.
J Environ Manage: 2016, 168;46-52
[PubMed:26696605]
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