Chinese herbal medicine: the efficacy and function of Lagerstroemia indica leaves

(Hunan Pharmacology)

The source is the leaves of Lagerstroemia speciosa, belonging to Lysimachiaceae.

Chemical composition leaves contain alkaloids: desmin, deshumin, imperatorin, Lagerstroemia indica, dihydrovitexin, and decodine. The above alkaloids are concentrated in the bean folder.

Pharmacological action deaminoidin has antifungal effect. The concentration of Candida albicans in vitro was 8 μ g/ml, and it also had an effect on diphtheria (the effective concentration was 4 μ g/ml). If diphtheria patients have fungal infection at the same time, the antibacterial effect can be significantly enhanced if deaminoidin is used with other antibiotics (such as erythromycin). Leaves and stems have some antibacterial effects, but they have not been confirmed. It is reported that seeds contain some anesthetic ingredients. Some people say that bark has exciting and antipyretic effects.

Function is mainly used to treat dysentery, eczema and traumatic bleeding.

Administration and dosage: decocted, 1 ~ 3 yuan. External use: decocting, washing, pounding or grinding.

Prescription 1 Treatment of white dysentery: Wei Ziye decoction. Hunan Pharmacology.

2 treatment of eczema: crape myrtle leaves are mashed or fried and washed. Hunan Pharmacology.

③ Treatment of traumatic hemorrhage: one or two pieces of Lagerstroemia indica leaves, one or two pieces of wild pumpkin root, one or two pieces of frozen in June, and one and a half yuan of fetal hair ash, which are finely ground and externally used. (Jiangxi Chinese herbal medicine)

Remind you: Wei Ziye, a Chinese herbal medicine, comes from the Internet. Please follow the doctor's advice before use.