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Densefruit Pittany Root-bark
Densefruit Pittany Root-bark
Synonym  
Latin name Dictamni Radicis Cortex
Botanical source: Family name Rutaceae
Botanical source: Plant name Dictamnus dasycarpus Turczaninow (IPNI:772363-1)
Part used Root bark
Empirical criteria for quality selection Unknown
Constituents Triterpenoids:
Limonin, Obacunone, Obacunonic acid

Sterols:
Campesterol, Sitosterol

Other aromatic compounds:
Fraxinellone

Alkaloids:
Dictamine (= Dictamnine), Skimmianine (= β-Fagarine), Trigonelline

Simple nitrogen containing compounds:
Choline

Other:
Dictamnolide
Pharmacological effects Antipyretic (decoction: domestic rabbit), depressant (water-infiltration: pathogenic fungi), stimulant & constrictive (dictamine).
Indications As antifebrile, antidote, painkiller and cholagogue, it is applied to rheumatism, nervous pain, jaundice and skin disease like an itch.
Diseases Fever Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Jaundice, Scabies, Eczema, Rubella, Hematuria
Formulas
Meridian tropism Spleen, Stomach, Urinary bladder, Small intestine
Property Cold
Flavor Bitter
Classification in "Shen-non Ben-cao Jing" Middle
TCM: Classification Febrifungal and detoxicant drugs
TCM: Medicinal effects To clear heat and dry dampness, dispel wind and remove toxin.
For dampness-heatsore and toxin, dripping yellow water, eczema, rubella, sore , scabies and tinea, wind-dampness heat impediment, jaundice and red urine.
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