Dimocarpus
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Nomenclature
Other Names:
Historical Use of Dimocarpus
Dimocarpus in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Background
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Chinese Name (pinyin): Longyanrou
Chinese Name :
Common Name :Longan Aril
Specific Name : Arillus Longan
Scientific Name:
Collection : The drug is collected in summer and autumn when fruit is ripe, dried remove from shell and nutlet, dried in the sun until it becomes unsticky.
Description : Longitudinally broken and irregular slices, frequently agglunated, about 1.5cm long 2-4cm wide,about 1mm thick, brown, translucent. One surface shrunken, the other surface lustrous with longitudinally fine wrinkles. Texture: soft, Odor: slightly aromatic, taste: sweet.
Identification : Transverse section: Outer epidermal cells 1 row, subsquare. Inner epidermal cells, 1 row, walls slightly thickened and covered with relatively thickened cuticle. Parenchymatous cells between outer and inner epidermis large cylindrical in numerous rows, 148µm in diameter. Some of the parenchymatous cells containing pale yellow masses and oil droplets.
Processing :
Action : To tonify the heart and the spleen, to nourish blood, and to tranquilize the mind.
Indication : cardiac palpitation, forgetfulness and insomnia due to deficiency of qi and blood; anemia
Precautions :
Dosage : 9 to 15 g.
Storage : Preserve in a ventilated dry place, protected from moisture and moth.
Synonymns for Dimocarpus
Patent Medicines and Medicines with Multiple Ingredients that include Dimocarpus
Pharmaceutical Information
Chemical Constituents
Evidence or the Use of Dimocarpus 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
Yun Li, Rui Ren, Ruoyun Pan, Yuying Bao, Tao Xie, Lihui Zeng, Ting Fang
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Dengwei Jue, Zhexin Li, Wenlin Zhang, Jianmin Tang, Ting Xie, Xuelian Sang, Qigao Guo
Identification and functional analysis of the LEAFY gene in longan flower induction.
BMC Genomics: 2024, 25(1);308
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Qilin Tian, Xiying Xie, Ruilian Lai, Chunzhen Cheng, Zihao Zhang, Yukun Chen, Xu XuHan, Yuling Lin, Zhongxiong Lai
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Tingkai Zhai, Shuoxian Lan, Luzhen Xv, Xueying Zhang, Xiangwei Ma, Zhuoyun Li, Jie Gao, Yukun Chen, Zhongxiong Lai, Yuling Lin
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Plants (Basel): 2024, 13(5);
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Viktoria Zaderer, Gabriel Diem, Wilfried Posch, Thomas Jakschitz, Günther K Bonn, Rosa Bellmann-Weiler, Lukas A Huber, Doris Wilflingseder
P80 natural essence spray and lozenges provide respiratory protection against Influenza A, B, and SARS-CoV-2.
Respir Res: 2024, 25(1);102
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