TIAN Guanghuan,WU Tong,PAN Fuzhu,et al.Herbal Textual Research on Gei Herba and Its Pharmacological Effect on Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2023,29(21):274-282.
TIAN Guanghuan,WU Tong,PAN Fuzhu,et al.Herbal Textual Research on Gei Herba and Its Pharmacological Effect on Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2023,29(21):274-282. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20230919.
Herbal Textual Research on Gei Herba and Its Pharmacological Effect on Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases增强出版
Gei Herba is a traditional folk herbal medicine with a variety of functions such as replenishing Qi and invigorating spleen, tonifying blood and nourishing Yin, moistening lung and resolving phlegm, activating blood and alleviating edema, moving Qi, and activating blood. The reports about the pharmacological effects of this herbal medicine have been increasing in recent years. By reviewing the ancient and modern literature about Gei Herba, we systematically organized the name, original plants, nature, taste, and functions of this herbal medicine, and summarized the modern pharmacological studies and clinical applications of Gei Herba in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Gei Herba was first recorded in the name of "Dijiao" in the
Geng Xin Yu Ce(
《庚辛玉册》
)
written in the Ming Dynasty. It is derived from
Geum
japonicum
var.
chinense
(Rosaceae) and sometimes confused with
Adina rubella
(Rubiaceae). This medicine had numerous synonyms in the local materia medica books. Gei Herba is widely distributed and harvested in summer and autumn, with the dried whole grass used as medicine. The historical records of the nature, taste, meridian tropism, main functions, and indications of Gei Herba are not consistent. It is generally believed that Gei Herba is pungent, bitter, sweet, cool, and has tropism to the liver, spleen, and lung meridians. Based on the effects of tonifying Qi, activating blood, and nourishing Yin, modern pharmacological studies have reported that the extracts of Gei Herba and the tannin phenolic acid compounds and triterpenoids isolated from Gei Herba have therapeutic effects on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as hypertension, myocardial ischemia, cerebral ischemia, and vascular dementia. This study provides a reference for discovering the clinical advantages of Gei Herba and developing new drugs.
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