Pulsatilla chinensis

Pulsatilla chinensis
Family:Pulsatilla chinensis; Analgesic; Antiinflammatory; Antispasmodic; Cardiotonic; Hypnotic; Sedative.
Common name:Bai Tou Weng
Bai Tou Weng is thought to clear toxicity and to lower fever. It is most commonly taken as a decoction to counter infection within the gastro-intestinal tract. The root is anodyne anti-inflammatory antispasmodic astringent and sedative. The root is an effective cure for bacterial and amoebic dysentery. It is also used in the treatment of malaria nose bleeds and haemorrhoids and is used externally to treat Trichomonas vaginitis. The root is harvested in the autumn or before the plant comes into flower in the spring it can be dried for later use. The root contains the lactone protoanemonin which has an irritant and antibacterial action. Protoanemonin is destroyed when the root is dried. The fresh herb is a cardiac and nervous sedative producing a hypnotic state with a diminution of the senses followed by a paralysing action. A constituent similar to digitalis can be extracted from the whole herb with the roots removed. This is cardiotonic.

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