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

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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.

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