Terminalia chebula var. tomentella
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Nomenclature
Other Names:
Historical Use of Terminalia chebula var. tomentella
Terminalia chebula var. tomentella in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Background
Hezipi Ú×ÓƤ
Hezirou Ú×ÓÈâ
Weihezi ìÐÚ×Ó
Chinese Name (pinyin): Hezi
Chinese Name :
Common Name :Chebula Fruit
Specific Name : Fructus chebulae
Scientific Name:
Collection : The drug is collected in autumn and winter when ripe, removed from forein matter and dried in the sun.
Description : Oblong or ovoid, 2 - 4cm long, 2 - 2.5cm in diameter. Externally yellowish brown or dark brown, somewhat lustrous marked with 5 - 6 longitudinal ribs and irregular wrinkles, base with rounded fruit stalk scar. Texture compact, sarcocarp 2 - 4mm thick, yellowish brown or dark yellowish brown, kernels 1.5 - 2.5cm long, 1 - 1.5cm in diameter, pale yellow, rough and hard. Seeds narrowly fusiform, about 1cm long, 2 - 4mm in diameter, testa yellowish brown, cotelydons 2, white, overlapping and convolate, odorless, taste sour, astringent then sweet.
Identification : Macerate 3g of the powder in 30ml of water for 3 hours, filter. To 2ml of the filtrate, add 1 drop od ferric chloride TS, a deep blue precipitate is produced. To 2ml of the filtrate add 1 drop of sodium chloride gelatine TS, a white precipitate is produced.
Processing : Fructus chebulae, eliminate foreign matter, wash clean and dry. Break to pieces before use. Sarcocarp of Fructus chebulae: macerate clean fructus chebulae briefly, cover to soften, remove the kernels and dry.
Action : To chack diarrhea and chronic cough, and to soothe the sore throat.
Indication : protracted diarrhea with hematochezia and prolapse of the rectum; chronic cough with sore throat and hoarseness
Precautions :
Dosage : 3 to 9 g.
Storage : Preserve in a dry place.
Synonymns for Terminalia chebula var. tomentella
Patent Medicines and Medicines with Multiple Ingredients that include Terminalia chebula var. tomentella
Pharmaceutical Information
Chemical Constituents
Evidence or the Use of Terminalia chebula var. tomentella 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
Xianfeng Liu, Honglin Tao, Ruimin Tian, Wenge Huang, Tao Zhang, Yue Liu, Yi Zhang, Xianli Meng
Hezi inhibits Tiebangchui-induced cardiotoxicity and preserves its anti-rheumatoid arthritis effects by regulating the pharmacokinetics of aconitine and deoxyaconitine.
J Ethnopharmacol: 2023, 302(Pt A);115915
[PubMed:36375646]
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Jun Yin, Hong-Tao Zhu, Man Zhang, Dong Wang, Chong-Ren Yang, Ying-Jun Zhang
Termitomenins F and G, Two New Lignan Glucosides from Terminalia chebula var. tomentella (Kurz) C. B. Clarke.
Nat Prod Bioprospect: 2021, 11(5);565-572
[PubMed:34114172]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
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Xiao-Rui Zhang, Yi-Jun Qiao, Hong-Tao Zhu, Qing-Hua Kong, Dong Wang, Chong-Ren Yang, Ying-Jun Zhang
Multiple in vitro biological effects of phenolic compounds from Terminalia chebula var. tomentella.
J Ethnopharmacol: 2021, 275;114135
[PubMed:33892063]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
(I p)
Xiao-Rui Zhang, Hong-Tao Zhu, Dong Wang, Zhe Yang, Chong-Ren Yang, Ying-Jun Zhang
Termitomenins A-E: Five new lignans from Terminalia chebula var. tomentella (Kurz) C. B. Clarke.
Fitoterapia: 2020, 143;104571
[PubMed:32209392]
[WorldCat.org]
[DOI]
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