Caesalpinia sappan

Background

Sufangmu ËÕ·½Ä¾ Chinese Name (pinyin): Sumu

Chinese Name  :

Common Name  :Sappan Wood

Specific Name  : Lignum sappan

Scientific Name:
Collection  : The drug is collected mostly in autumn, remove from the white sap wood and dried.

Description  : Long cylindrical or half cylindrical owing to cutting lengthwise, 10 - 100cm long, 3 - 12cm in diameter. Externally yellowish red to brownish red with knife cutting traces and branch scars usually showing some longitudinal cracks. Transversely cut surface somewhat lustrous, annual rings distinct, sometimes dark brown, loose and bright dotted pith visible. Texture hard, odourless, taste astringent.

Identification  : 1.To a piece of the drug add the solution of calcium hydroxide, a deep red colour is produced.2.Transverse section: Rays 1 - 2 rows of cells wide, vessels subrounded up to about 160µm in diameter, usually containing yellowish brown or reddish brown contents. Wood fibres mostly polygonal with heavily thickened walls. Parenchymatous cells in xylem thick walled, lignified some containing prisms of calcium oxalate. Parenchymatous cells in pith irregularly polygonal, varying in size, walls slightly lignified and pitted.3.To 10g of the powder add 50ml of water, shake and stand for 4 hours. Filter, an orange red colour is produced and a yellowish green is produced under ultra violet light (365nm) To 5ml of the filtrate add 2 drops of sodium hydroxide TS, a scarlet colour is produce, a blue fluorescence is produced under ultra violet light (365nm). The solution becomes orange color on acidifying with hydrochloric acid shows a yellowish green fluorescence under ultra violet light (365nm)

Processing  : Saw into sections about 3cm long, then split to pieces or pulverized to coarse powder.

Action  : To promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, and to cause subsidence of swelling and relieve pain.

Indication  : amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, blood stasis after delivery; prickien pain in the chest and abdomen, traumatic swelling and pain

Precautions  : Used with caution in pregnancy.

Dosage  : 3 to 9 g.

Storage  : Preserve in a dry place.

Evidence or the Use of Caesalpinia sappan in the Treatment of Epilepesy

1st Five Results: pubmed search

Jia Su, De-Sheng Wang, Guo-Xian Hu, Yu-Yao Liu, Ming Hu, Ya Chen, Qi-Qi Wang, Run-Cheng Yan, Yun Wu, Yong-Jiao Li, Ke Ma, Yan-Yan Qi, Lin-Fen Ding, Xing-De Wu
Anti-pancreatic cancer activity of cassane diterpenoids isolated from the seeds of Caesalpinia sappan mediated by autophagy activation via ROS/AMPK/mTORC1 pathway.
Phytochemistry: 2024;114105
[PubMed:38657886] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I a)

Edwin M Rojas, Hua Zhang, Sadanandan E Velu, Hui Wu
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Microbiol Spectr: 2024;e0241823
[PubMed:38591917] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I a)

Callista Najla Raptania, Syifa Zakia, Alistia Ilmiah Fahira, Riezki Amalia
Article review: Brazilin as potential anticancer agent.
Front Pharmacol: 2024, 15;1355533
[PubMed:38515856] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P e)

Chaiwat Arjin, Surat Hongsibsong, Kidsadagon Pringproa, Warintorn Ruksiriwanich, Chompunut Lumsangkul, Jirapat Arunorat, Phongsakorn Chuammitri, Mintra Seel-Audom, Sarana Rose Sommano, Korawan Sringarm
Immune response enhancement by dietary supplementation with Caesalpinia sappan extract in weaned pigs challenged with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus.
BMC Vet Res: 2024, 20(1);111
[PubMed:38515094] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I e)

Methisa Longchuphon, Peerawit Chongrattanameteekul, Raktham Mektrirat, Korawan Sringarm, Wanaporn Tapingkae, Orranee Srinual, Kiattisak Huanhong, Wipasiri Chaiphun, Chaiwat Arjin, Sanchai Jaturasitha, Chompunut Lumsangkul
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Animals (Basel): 2024, 14(3);
[PubMed:38338157] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P e)