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Dinggongteng (Erycibe obtusifolia) [Aliases] Malaziteng, Baogongteng, Banyulie. [English name] Erycibes Caulis [Source] The vine stem of the Convolvulaceae plant Erycibe obtusifolia Benth. [Plant morphology] A tall woody vine. Branchlets yellow-green, with obvious ridges, hairless. Leaves alternate, pale red, leathery, elliptical or oblanceolate-ovate, apex blunt or bluntly rounded, base gradually narrowed into a wedge shape, hairy on both surfaces, lateral veins 4-7 pairs, slightly raised on the underside of the leaf, anastomosing and ascending within the margin. Cyme, aggregated into a panicle, axillary or terminal, inflorescence axis and peduncle covered with light brown soft hairs; calyx spherical, sepals nearly round, externally covered with light brown soft hairs, fringed, hairs unbranched; corolla white, each lobe with a nearly triangular hairy midpetaline band; stamens 5, unequal in length, anthers and filaments nearly equal in length, with scales between the filaments; ovary cylindrical, stigma conical, adhering to the ovary, the two nearly equal in length. Berry ovoid-elliptical.

[Medicinal material traits] Obliquely cut segments or slices. Outer bark grayish yellow, grayish brown, or light brownish brown, slightly rough, with shallow grooves and irregular longitudinal cracks or cracked lines. Lenticels dot-like or verrucose, yellowish white. Old cork exfoliating in thin flakes. Texture hard, with many fibers, not easy to break. Cut surface elliptical, yellowish brown or light yellowish brown, anomalous vascular bundles in flower-like or block-like shapes, xylem vessels dot-like. Slight odor, bland taste. [Nature, flavor and meridian entry] Warm in nature, pungent in flavor. Enters the Stomach, Spleen, and Liver meridians. [Efficacy and effects] Dispels wind and removes dampness, reduces swelling and relieves pain. It belongs to the wind-dampness-dispelling and cold-dispelling drugs in the subcategory of wind-dampness-dispelling medicines. [Clinical application] Dosage 3-6 grams, prepared as a medicated wine, taken orally or applied externally. Used to treat wind-dampness arthralgia, hemiplegia, traumatic swelling and pain, chronic rheumatoid arthritis, glaucoma, and various types of pain.

[Pharmacological research] It has anti-inflammatory, miotic, analgesic, and intraocular pressure-lowering effects, and can relieve spasms; it promotes both cellular immunity and humoral immunity; it has the effect of improving cardiac function. [Chemical composition] Contains baogongteng A, baogongteng C, aomai dinggongteng alkaloid, scopoletin, scopolin, etc., as well as phenolic esters and organic amines. It also contains baogongteng B, scopoletin lactone, and trace amounts of caffeic acid and chlorogenic acid and other chemical components. Dinggongteng alkaloid II can be used for the identification of Dinggongteng. [Contraindications] Slightly toxic. This product has a strong diaphoretic effect, use with caution in weak individuals, and it is forbidden for pregnant women. [Compatible medicinal formulas] Wind-dampness arthralgia, numbness of hands and feet: Dinggongteng, Guizhi, Zhike, Mahuang, etc., soaked in wine and taken. Traumatic swelling and pain: single herb soaked in wine, applied externally to the affected area.

In the eyes of traditional Chinese medicine, Dinggongteng is a treasure, because it can treat a very painful disease, namely rheumatic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, and it can also treat traumatic swelling and pain. Dinggongteng is a herbaceous plant and a commonly used therapeutic drug. We know that in modern society there are always many people whose bodies seem a bit unhealthy, and the most common one is stomach disease. In daily life, one must always pay attention to diet, because a moment of carelessness may cause diseases such as acute gastroenteritis, especially in girls, because most women have lower stomach tolerance than men. Dinggongteng is a very good medicine for treating the spleen and stomach. Clinical application of Dinggongteng, treating rheumatic bone pain and neuralgia: Dinggongteng is made into an injection, each ampoule 2 milliliters, containing 6 grams of crude drug. Each time 2-4 milliliters, 1-2 times a day, intramuscular injection. In treating acute and chronic rheumatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, sciatica, lumbar muscle strain, hypertrophic lumbar spondylitis, and traumatic arthritis, totaling 88 cases, symptoms were significantly improved, with 39 cases having good analgesic effect, 39 cases with symptom improvement, and 10 cases ineffective. No side effects were found. After injection there is often slight sweating, which is a normal phenomenon; if sweating does not stop, one cup of sugar water may be drunk. Forbidden for pregnant women.