| xue lian 雪蓮 by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu | Pharmaceutical name: | Flos Saussurea involucrate | | Latin botanical name: 學名 | Saussurea involucrate (Kar. et Kir.) Sch. Blp. | | Distribution: 產地﹕ | Snowy mountain area of gansu, qinghai, xizang, xin jiang provinces of China﹐at altitude of 4000 to 5000 meters。 新疆、甘肅、青海、西藏等海拔為4000╴5000米的地帶 | | Properties﹕ 性質﹕ | warm, mildly bitter , 性溫、微苦 | Channels entered: 歸經﹕ | liver, kidney and spleen channels 肝、腎、脾經 | | Actions & Indications: 應用﹕ | For hardening of blood vessels of the brain, tumor. Folk applications include rheumatoid arthritis, impotence, irregular menses, placenta not being expelled after birth. 腦動脈硬化、癌症 民間雪蓮用于治療風濕性關節炎、陽痿、婦女月經不調、胎衣不下。 | | Medical Function: 藥理﹕ | Ridding of coldness and dampness, tonifying blood, improving yang. Anti aging, anti tiredness, resisting lack of oxygen, anti flammatory, anesthesia, and anti hypertension. 散寒除濕壯陽補血，延緩衰老，抗疲勞，抗缺氧，抗炎，鎮痛，平息壓等作用。 | | Chemical ingredients: | The whole plant contains saponin, flavone, volatile oil, amino acids, glucose 全草含生物鹼﹐黃酮﹐揮發油﹐葡萄糖﹐氨基酸等。 | | Dosage: | 9 ~ 15 g in concoction. The variety da bao xue lian is toxic. Use only 0.75 g to 1.9 g in decoction. 雪蓮種類之中大苞雪蓮花有毒﹐每次只可二至五分煎服。 | | Samples of formulae: | 1. Arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, inflammation of shoulders, sciatica of old people: Prescription: xue lian 20 g, qi zi 10 g, hong hua 10 g, rice wine 2500 cc. Seal and soak for 15 days. Drink twice a day, 10 to 20 cc per serving. l、風濕及類風濕性關節炎、肩周炎及老年性腰腿痛：
雪蓮20克，枸杞，𦞴花各10克，白酒2500毫升，密封浸泡15日。日服二次、每次10-20毫升。 2. Irregular menses, pain of lower back and leg during and before period, cold and pain of lower abdomen: Prescription: xue lian 5 g, qi zi 2 g, hong hua 2 g. Boil with water. Drink twice a day as tea . 2、婦人月經不茽，月經痛及月經痛引起的腰背痛、小腹冷痛：
雪蓮5克，枸杞，紅花各2克，水煎服．日服二次。 3、因寒濕引起的胃寒、胃痛等症：
雪蓮5克，紅棗 30克，枸杞10克，洗凈燉雞肉食用。
4、男子陽萎、不育症：
雪蓮6克，當歸3克，枸杞10克，水煎服，日服一次。
5、茽經補血、滋陰補腎：
雪蓮、枸杞各5克，紅花2克，洗凈沙布袋包扎，燉雞肉食用。 也可泡酒，使用方法同 1。
6、?腎壯陽、補中益氣：
雪蓮，枸杞各5克， 紅花3克，洗凈沙布袋包扎，燉雞肉食用。 文火2－3小時後食用。
也可泡酒，使用方法同 1。
(more to be loaded) | | Warning﹕ | Although this herb is being mentioned in classical herb dictionary but it is rarely prescribed. | | Toxicity﹕ | Avoid using xue lian when: during pregnance, yinxu (yin deficient) and having high heat. Over dosage can cause heavy sweating. The variety da bao xue lian is toxic. Use only 0.75 g to 1.9 g in concoction. 陰虛火旺者忌服，孕婦忌服，過量可致大汗淋離。 雪蓮中大苞雪蓮花有毒，煎服二至五分。 |
Note: the xue lian roots sold in the markets of Taiwan are not Tian Shan xue lian (Saussurea involucrate) but the roots of Smallanthus sonchifolius (Poepp. & Endl.) H. Robinson var. Polymnia sonchifolia Poepp. & Endl., which are called yacon in South America. 註﹕在台灣 市場上可買到的，以塊根作為食用的所謂雪蓮 是農民從國外引進的，原產南美洲安地斯山脈的植物， 當地人稱之為Yacon，並非中國新疆天山與崑崙山所產的雪蓮花。 根據台中科學博物館嚴新富博士的說法，最好稱作"菊薯"或"雪蓮薯"。 菊薯的學名是Smallanthus sonchifolius (Poepp. & Endl.) H. Robinson
異學名是Polymnia sonchifolia Poepp. & Endl. 清代睃?敏所著《本草𡣘目拾䐁》𤦭簒 “雪碶花琜伊犁西北......大寒之地粎雪， 春夏不散，雪中有草，?荷花，??， 亭亭雪鞸可悧，性𥿡能𤦹?益?，治一切寒症”。 《新疆中草硔》?：雪碶性?、微苦、功能祛𦄂胜帒， ??治𦄂帒性疾病具有特殊效果。𩑈𣂷床硔?研究 ?懢㦊明，雪碶全草入硔，具有通𩑈活血，暖?散淤、 散寒除帒、?筋助?、止血、消馼之功能。 𣂷床用于治獏急慢性𦄂帒性?𪃳炎引起的疼痛、肺寒咳嗽、 ?寒腹痛、𢥧𩑈、胎衣不下、?痿和麻疹不透等症。 Contact the webmaster for comment click here (Not for inquiry ) Click here for inquiry Last update: Nov 26 2003; 6:00 p.m. LA |
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