Clematis Root
| Synonym | |
| Latin name | Clematidis Radix |
| Botanical source: Family name | Ranunculaceae |
| Botanical source: Plant name | - Clematis mandshurica Ruprecht (IPNI:709872-1) - Clematis chinensis Osbeck (IPNI:709583-1) - Clematis hexapetala Pallas (IPNI:709765-1) |
| Part used | Root with rhizome |
| Empirical criteria for quality selection | Unknown |
| Constituents | Other aliphatic and related compounds: C. terniflora var. robusta: Protoanemonin (leaf) C. angustifolia: Anemonin (leaf) Triterpenoids: Clematis spp. : Oleanolic acid (root) C. mandschurica, C. brachyura: Hederagenin (root) Steroid saponins & Sapogenins: Smilax sieboldii: Sarsasapogenin, Tigogenin, Neotigogenin, Laxogenin (root) |
| Pharmacological effects | Antihypertensive and antidiuretic. |
| Indications | It is used to treat arthritis and numbness of limbs, and chronic articular rheumatism with dyskinesia of joint. It is an ingredient of "kyokotsuto" which is swallowed slowly to remove a small fish bone stuck in the throat. |
| Diseases | Partial paralysis, Lower back pain, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Getting a fishbne stuck in one's throat, Gout, Allolalia, Numbness |
| Formulas | jashoshito , sokeikakketsuto , nijutsuto |
| Meridian tropism | Urinary bladder |
| Property | Warm |
| Flavor | Acrid/pungent, Sweet |
| Classification in "Shen-non Ben-cao Jing" | |
| TCM: Classification | Antirheumatics |
| TCM: Medicinal effects | To remove wind and damp, to remove obstruction of collaterals and alleviate pain. For rheumatic or rheumatoid arthralgia with numbness of the limbs, muscle contracture and limitation of motion, fish bone stuck in the throat. |
| Remarks | Listed in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia 18th ed. |
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