Chinese Herbs In Western View - Qiang Huo (Rhizoma Et Radix Notopterygii) Health Benefits And Side Effects

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Qiang Huo is also known as Incised Notopterygium Rhizome. The bitter, acrid and warm herb has been used in TCM as an antibiotic agent and to treat cold and flu, rheumatoid arthritis, headache, body ache,   muscle spasm, tetanus, etc., as it releases the Exterior, disperses Cold and Dampness, expels Wind, calms pain, etc. by enhancing the functions of bladder and kidney channels.

Ingredients
1. α-thujene
2. α–pinene
3. β-pinene
4. β-ocimene
5. Gamma-terpinene
6. Llimonene
7. α-terpinolene
8. Terpinen-4-ol
9. Bornyl acetate    
10. α-copaene
11. Trans-β-farnesene
12. Apiol
13. Etc.

Health Benefits
1. Anti-austerity agents
A search for potent anticancer agents from natural products based on an anti-austerity strategy, we found that a CHCl3 extract of Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii (Qianghuo), a Chinese crude drug, exhibited strong cytotoxicity against PANC-1 human pancreatic cancer cells, with a PC50 value of 17.5 µg/mL.(1).

2. Anti inflammation
In the study to  determine the effects of Notopterygium forbesii Boiss (NF) and phenethyl ferulate (PF) on the inflammatory effects of lipopolysaccharide (LPS), showed that NF- or PF-induced ROS generation and oxidative modifications of intracellular proteins may be responsible for the inhibitory actions of Notopterygium forbesii Boiss (NF) and PF on LPS-induced inflammatory responses. These data add to the growing literature that ROS may sometimes be anti-inflammatory.(2).

3. Uncomplicated falciparum malaria
In the study to investigate the mechanism of Notopterygium forbesii Boiss (NF)-induced heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in human fetal hepatocytes (HFHs) and to identify the constituents responsible, found that assay-guided fractionation of NF led to three active compounds, phenethyl ferulate, bergaptol, and isoimperatorin, that were found to increase oxidative stress and HO-1 protein levels in HFHs. The induction of HO-1 protein in response to moderate oxidative stress may explain some of the beneficial pharmacological effects of NF(3).

4. Etc.

Side Effects 
1. Do not take the herb in case of blood deficiency with or Yin deficiency
2. Overdoses can cause gastrointestinal discomfort, including nausea and vomitting
3. Do not use the herb in newborn, children or if you are pregnant or breast feeding without forst consulting with the related field specialist.
4. Etc.

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Sources
(1) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22516931
(2) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19642688
(3) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19548360

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