Codonopsis lanceolate - codonopsis lanceolata benth.

Family Campanulaceae

Кодонопсис ланцетный – Codonopsis Lanceolata Кодонопсис ланцетный – Codonopsis Lanceolata Кодонопсис ланцетный – Codonopsis Lanceolata

Botanical characteristics. Perennial climbing plant up to 2 m long. Root is long, sparse; Leaves are located on 3-5 at the ends of axillary branches, rarely the leaves are single. Flowers are bluish-green or yellow, with a purple edge, specks and spots; Capsule is backconical. The corolla blades are bent; Seeds are winged, dull. Blossoms in June - July, fructifies in July - August.

Spread. It grows on flat and low-mountainous areas, on fringes, glades, among thickets of wormwood and shrubs.

Used parts of the plant. Medicinal raw materials are the roots and the aerial part of the plant. Roots are collected in autumn, flowers and leaves during budding, seeds - as they mature.

Chemical composition. The roots contain carbohydrates and related compounds: glucose, sucrose, polysaccharides; Triterpenoids: Taraxerol, Friedelin, Cyclotharenol, Cadonoside; Steroids: sitosterol, spinasterein and their derivatives; Saponins triterpene, alkaloids, coumarins, organic acids, aromatic compounds, phospholipids, essential oil, microelements, heterocyclic compounds. In the above-ground part in addition contains vitamins, pigments, tannins.

Application. Codonopsis is widely used in Japanese, Korean and Chinese scientific and folk medicine for chronic dystrophy, respiratory diseases, digestion, nephritis, diabetes mellitus; As a tonic, a substitute for ginseng. In Chinese medicine - with hypertension, uterine cancer, encephalitis, anemia, dysmenorrhea, rheumatism, arthralgia, like hemostatic, hardening, expectorant, antitussive, analgesic.

In the experiment, the root extract has an antihypertensive effect, stimulates erythropoiesis, depresses leukopoiesis, increases resistance to unfavorable environmental factors, increases efficiency, has a hypocholesterolemic effect, stimulates the central nervous system, normalizes the activity of the heart, and enhances potency.

Due to the wide spectrum of action and relatively small stocks of plant raw materials, codonopsis is recommended for introduction into culture.

Preparation

  • For broth take 15 g of roots, grind, pour 200 ml of boiling water, insist on a boiling water bath for 30 minutes, cool 10 minutes, filter, bring up to 200 ml, squeezing out the remainder. Take 2 tbsp. Spoon 3 times daily before meals.
  • For infusion of 20 g of the aboveground part of the plant, 200 ml of boiling water is poured, it is insisted for 15 minutes, it is cooled for 45 minutes, it is filtered. Take 1/3 cup 3 times daily before meals.
  • Tincture of the roots is prepared on 70% alcohol at a rate of 1: 5, insist in a dark place for 12-15 days, filter. Take 30-40 drops per reception 3-4 times a day before meals.