Herba Artemisiae Scopariae:Yin Chen,Artemisia capillaris,folk legend and fascinating applications!

Contents

• Botanical Info of Herba Artemisiae Scopariae.
• Plant Descriptions and Habitat:Artemisia capillaris.
• Food Uses of Artemisia capillaris.
• Legend:Yin Chen and Qing Hao.
• Constituents and Phytochemicals.
• Medicinal Uses of Yin Chen,Artemisia capillaris seedling.
• Liver and Gall-Baldder protection of Yin Chen,Artemisia capillaris seedling.
• Research Update:Herba Artemisiae Scopariae.

Constituents and Phytochemicals.:

 Botanical Source: dry aerial parts of Artemisia scoparia Waldst.et Kit; or Artemisia capillaris Thunb.

 Effect Content: 6,7-dimethoxycoumarin (scoparone), C11H10O4; p-hydroxyacetophenone, C8H8O2, 0.005%~0.04%; capillarisin ,C16H12O7,etc.

 Chemical composition:

 Capillarisin;Chlorogenic acid butyl ester;6, 7-Dimethylesculetin;Isosabandin;Magnolioside (Isoscopoletin-beta-D-glucopyranoside);7-Methoxycoumarine;7-Methylesculetin;Sabandins A;Sabandins B;Scoparone (6,7-dimethoxycoumarin);Scopoletin;beta-Sitosterol.

 6,7-dimethoxycoumarin (scoparone)

 LD50 for mice,oral.724.6mg/kg.
 Clinical Application:0.2 mg 3 times daily,good effects for antasthmatic,effective ratio 83%.

 p-hydroxyacetophenone

 LD50 for mice,intraperitoneal injection 500mg/kg,LD50 rat oral dose.2200mg/kg.
 Clinical Applications:treat hepatitis 20 cases,certain effects identified for treatment.
 Scald head case 311,grisovin reduced to half,effective ratio 93.07%,no obvious untoward effect discovered.

 Other content:

 Both species contains scopoletin; 6-hydroxy-7-methylesculetin; capilarin; cirsimauitin; rhamnocitrin; beta-sitosterol; Artemisia scoparia Waldst.et Kitaib.(Bing Hao) contains eupalitin; 7-methyl-aromadendrin; rutin; quercetin-3-glucogalactoside; quercetin-3,7-rutinosogalactoside; quercetin-3,7-rutinosodigalactoside; kaempferol-3-glucogalactoside; chlorogenic acid; salicylic acid; azelaic acid; pyrogallol tannins; oxalic acid; methylhepthylketone; vanillin; butylaldehyde; furaldehyde; phytoestrogens; choline; 7-methylcapillarisin; 4'-methylcapillarisin; 6-demethoxycapillarisin; 6-demethoxy-4'-methylcapillarisin; areapillin; isoareapillin; cirsilineol; genkwanin; isorhamnetin; quercetin; eupatolitin; hyperin; cacticin; isorhamnetin-3-glucoside; capillartemisin A,B; deoxycapillartemisin;


 Volatile of both contains capillin; 1-phenyl-2,4-hexa-1-ol; alpha-pinene; Volatile of Artemisia scoparia Waldst.et Kitaib.(Bing Hao) contains geraniol acetate; 1,8-eucalyptol; 1-thujone; carvone; thujylalcohol; cadinene; caryophyllene epoxide; eugenol;Artemisia capillaris Thunb contains capillen; o-methoxycapillen; capillanol; norcapillene; capillon; neocapillene; dehydrofalarinone; dehydrofalcarinol; beta-pinene; p-cymene; carene; alpha-terpineol; acethylborneol; beta-elemene; beta-carophyllene; alpha-humulene; ar-curcumene; methylengenol, etc.

Reference:

• 1.Herba Artemisiae Scopariae:Yin Chen,Artemisia capillaris,folk legend and fascinating applications!

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♣ last edit date:22nd,Oct.2010.