Clematis montana

Background

Chinese Name (pinyin): Chuanmutong

Chinese Name  :

Common Name  :Armand clematis stem

Specific Name  : Caulis cllematidis armandii

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Collection  : The drug is collected in the spring and autumn, removed from the coarse bark and dried in the sun or cut into thin slices when fresh and dried in the sun.

Description  : long cylindrical, slightly twisted, 50-100 cm long, 2-3.5cm in diameter, externally yellowish-brown with longitudinal cracks and ridges. Nodes usually swollen, with leaf scars and branches scars. The remained bark easily torn, texture hard, uneasily broken, the slices 2-4mm thick, uneven on margin, the remained bark yellowish-brown, wood yellowish brown with yellowish white radial striations and cracks and densely scattered vessel pit. Pit relatively small, whitish or yellowish brown, occasionally hollowed, odourless, taste weak.

Identification  : Macerate 1g of the powder in 10ml of ethanol for 1 hour. Hewat for 3 minutes and allow to cool, filter. Evaporate 0.5ml of the filtrate on a evaporating dish to dryness. Dissolve the residue in 2 drops of 2% phosphmolybdic acid solution and add 1 drop of concentrated ammonia TS, a blue colour is produced.

Processing  : soak briefly, moisten thoroughly, cut into thin slices and dry in the sun.

Action  : To remove heat and induce diuresis, to stimulate menstural discharge, and promote lactation.

Indication  : edema, oliguria, arthralgia, amenorrhea, lack of lactation

Precautions  :

Dosage  : 3 to 6 g.

Storage  : Preserve in a ventilated and dry place, protected from moth.

Background

Ximutong ϸľͨ Chinese Name (pinyin): Mutong

Chinese Name  :

Common Name  :Manchurian Aristolochia Stem

Specific Name  : Caulis Aristolochiae Mashuriensis

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Dosage  : 3-6g

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Background

Chinese Name (pinyin): Chuanmutong

Chinese Name  :

Common Name  :Armand clematis stem

Specific Name  : Caulis cllematidis armandii

Scientific Name:
Collection  : The drug is collected in the spring and autumn, removed from the coarse bark and dried in the sun or cut into thin slices when fresh and dried in the sun.

Description  : long cylindrical, slightly twisted, 50-100 cm long, 2-3.5cm in diameter, externally yellowish-brown with longitudinal cracks and ridges. Nodes usually swollen, with leaf scars and branches scars. The remained bark easily torn, texture hard, uneasily broken, the slices 2-4mm thick, uneven on margin, the remained bark yellowish-brown, wood yellowish brown with yellowish white radial striations and cracks and densely scattered vessel pit. Pit relatively small, whitish or yellowish brown, occasionally hollowed, odourless, taste weak.

Identification  : Macerate 1g of the powder in 10ml of ethanol for 1 hour. Hewat for 3 minutes and allow to cool, filter. Evaporate 0.5ml of the filtrate on a evaporating dish to dryness. Dissolve the residue in 2 drops of 2% phosphmolybdic acid solution and add 1 drop of concentrated ammonia TS, a blue colour is produced.

Processing  : soak briefly, moisten thoroughly, cut into thin slices and dry in the sun.

Action  : To remove heat and induce diuresis, to stimulate menstural discharge, and promote lactation.

Indication  : edema, oliguria, arthralgia, amenorrhea, lack of lactation

Precautions  :

Dosage  : 3 to 6 g.

Storage  : Preserve in a ventilated and dry place, protected from moth.

Background

Ximutong ϸľͨ Chinese Name (pinyin): Mutong

Chinese Name  :

Common Name  :Manchurian Aristolochia Stem

Specific Name  : Caulis Aristolochiae Mashuriensis

Scientific Name:
Collection  :

Description  :

Identification  :

Processing  :

Action  :

Indication  :

Precautions  :

Dosage  : 3-6g

Storage  :

Evidence or the Use of Clematis montana in the Treatment of Epilepesy

1st Five Results: pubmed search

Chaoyi Mao, Xueting Zhang, Jia Shi, Sha Chen
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Mitochondrial DNA B Resour: 2020, 5(3);2246-2247
[PubMed:33366992] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I e)

Bangmin Lu, Bin Zhang, Wei Qi, Yanan Zhu, Yan Zhao, Nan Zhou, Rong Sun, Jinku Bao, Chuanfang Wu
Conformational study reveals amino acid residues essential for hemagglutinating and anti-proliferative activities of Clematis montana lectin.
Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai): 2014, 46(11);923-34
[PubMed:25239139] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

Hao Peng, Hui Lv, Ying Wang, Yan-hong Liu, Chun-yang Li, Liang Meng, Fang Chen, Jin-ku Bao
Clematis montana lectin, a novel mannose-binding lectin from traditional Chinese medicine with antiviral and apoptosis-inducing activities.
Peptides: 2009, 30(10);1805-15
[PubMed:19577602] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

R P Thapliyal, R P Bahuguna
An oleanolic acid based bisglycoside from Clematis montana roots.
Phytochemistry: 1993, 34(3);861-2
[PubMed:7764156] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

R P Thapliyal, R P Bahuguna
Clemontanoside-C, a saponin from Clematis montana.
Phytochemistry: 1993, 33(3);671-3
[PubMed:7763801] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)