About the Cacumen Platycladi Orientalis or Oriental Arborvitae Leafytwigs,Phytochemical,Formula lore and application tale.

Oriental Arborvitae Leafytwigs Phytochemical and Main Constituents.

Cacumen Platycladi Orientalis Extract Chinese Arborvitae Twig and Leaf Extract Oriental arborvitae extract Asiatic arborvitae Chinese arborvitae extract photo picture image Main Content: Myricetin,C₁₅H₁₀O₈;thujone,C₁₀H₁₆O;caryophyllene,C₁₅H₂₄,0.015%~0.02%;quercitin,C₂₁H₂₀O₁₁,etc.

Leaf contains violatile oil 0.6~1%,tannins,resins, Vitamin C,etc and bio flavonoids and wax.etc.composed of Thu-Jene,Thujone,Fenchone,Pinene,Caryophyllene;

Flavonoids: Aromadendrin,Quercetin,Myricetin,Hinokiflavone,Amentoflavone,etc.Fresh leaf contains about 1.72% bio flavonoids. and the hemostasis majorly composed of mixture of Quercetin and tannins.

Wax content: acids 81%,majorly composed of juniperic acid, and a little sabinic acid, acids existed as estolide state.

Other Phytochemicals: violatile oil contains thujene,alpha-pinene,beta-pinene,aromadendrin;fenchene;beta-myrcene;3-carene; sabinene; terpinolene;4-terpineol; alpha-caryophyllene;limnene; terpinyl acetate;etc. also contains quercetin; hinokiflavone; amentoflavone;quercitrin;Delta-5,11,14,17-arachidonic acid,etc.

Pharmacological Effects:Myricetin

In vitro tests on the Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi, which are inhibited, can inhibit the growth of Candida.Reference:Zhi Wu Yao You Xiao Cheng Fen Shou Ce.Beijing.Ren Min Wei Sheng Chu Ban She,1986.182,751.by Jiang Ji Wu,etc.

In vitro 15 ug/ml on nasopharyngeal carcinoma KB cells inhibited, in the melanoma B16 and lymphatic leukemia I1210 inhibited.Reference:Zhi Wu Yao You Xiao Cheng Fen Shou Ce.Beijing.Ren Min Wei Sheng Chu Ban She,1986.182,751.by Jiang Ji Wu,etc.

In rats 10-4 molar concentration shows inhibition 100% to ocular aldose reductase.Reference:Zhi Wu Yao You Xiao Cheng Fen Shou Ce.Beijing.Ren Min Wei Sheng Chu Ban She,1986.182,751.by Jiang Ji Wu,etc.

Rabbits in vitro test proved inhibition of platelet aggregation.Reference:Zhong Cao Yao,1987,18(7):9. by Cui Chengbing,etc.

A cough expectorant and diuretic effect.Reference:Zhi Wu Yao You Xiao Cheng Fen Shou Ce.Beijing.Ren Min Wei Sheng Chu Ban She,1986.182,751.by Jiang Ji Wu,etc.

Toxicity: Lethal dose,Rabbit.hypodermic injection.8~10 grams/kg.Reference:Zhi Wu Yao You Xiao Cheng Fen Shou Ce.Beijing.Ren Min Wei Sheng Chu Ban She,1986.182,751.by Jiang Ji Wu,etc.

Pharmacological Effects:Thujone

10 mg / kg in rats with long-term use of their spontaneous activity and conditions of no effect, but its activities were Franciscans can be better.Reference:Zhong Yao Xiang Dai Hua Yan Jiu Yu Lin Chuang Ying Yong(2).beijing:Zhong Yi Gu Ji Chu Ban She,1995.299.by Yin Jian,etc.

Pharmacological Effects:Caryophyllene

On the isolated guinea pig tracheal smooth muscle relaxation have a stronger role, but also significantly inhibited histamine and acetylcholine-induced guinea pigs asthma.Reference:Yao Xue Xue Bao,1987,22(3):179.by Sun Jingyun,etc.