Acanthopanax in Taiyuan

Acanthopanax senticosus is another specialty Chinese herbal medicine in Shanxi, which is mainly produced in kelan county in the northwest of Shanxi and Yangqu in the northern suburb of Taiyuan, as well as Mengxian, Shouyang, Yuci and Taigu in Jinzhong. The Qing Dynasty's "Shanxi Tongzhi" contains: Its "one branch with five leaves" was born in Hanzhong, and now it is found in Chenzhou Valley. However, those who produce grass in the south are small, and those who produce wood in the north are big. " It is affirmed that the production in the north is better than that in the south. Botanically speaking, Acanthopanax is a plant of Araliaceae, commonly known as carambola root bark. Carambola grows in the jungle of Shan Ye, with palm-shaped leaves, which are wide and long like willow leaves. Yellow-green flowers bloom in summer. Take the root of carambola, remove the bone heart and take its skin, which is Acanthopanax bark. Spring and autumn are the harvest seasons, and autumn has the best yield and quality. Cortex Acanthopanacis Senticosi is slightly sweet and bitter in taste, slightly cold in nature, and has the functions of reducing swelling and removing dampness, warming five middle energizers, strengthening bones and muscles, and dispelling pathogenic wind, and is mainly used for treating arthralgia due to wind-cold and dampness, and muscle contracture. Acanthopanax root contains volatile oil, shoe quality, etc. Acanthopanax sessiliflorus bark root contains many kinds of acanthopanax sessiliflorus glycosides, cardiac glycosides, volatile oil, etc. Acanthopanax senticosus bark root contains many kinds of acanthopanax senticosus forms, etc. Wujia decoction has inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in vitro. The alcohol extract of Acanthopanax sessiliflorus has anti-inflammatory, analgesic, hypotensive, and uterine and intestinal tract stimulating effects. According to Zhan Liao's Prescription quoted in The Collection of Ancient and Modern Books and Complete Records of Medical Department, Cortex Acanthopanacis is is used instead of Cortex Mori, together with Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae, Cortex Zingiberis Recens, Pericarpium Arecae and Pericarpium Poria, as a "five-skin drink", which has the functions of invigorating spleen, eliminating dampness, regulating qi, relieving swelling, treating head and face edema, abdominal fullness, upper asthma and dysuria, and is also used for acute and chronic nephritis and heart edema. Shanxi has an annual output of more than 500,000 kilograms of acanthopanax bark, which is not only available at home and abroad, but also has a certain international sales market.
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