Cortex Erythrinae Seu Kalopanacis

Pittosporum Tobira Bark Grayish Brown, twigs yellowish to Khaki, densely gray velutinous, with black conic spines. Leaves compound, alternate or clustered at top of branches; leaflets broadly ovate to Rhomboid-ovate, entire. Racemes, hairy; Calyx flamelike; Corolla butterfly-shaped, bright red, flag obovate-lanceolate, slightly retrorse, wing and Keel Subequal, shorter than Calyx; stamens 10, two fascicles. Pods beaded, slightly curved. The origin distributes in the mountainous area sparse forest, also has the cultivation. Distributed in Guangxi, Guangdong, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan, Hubei and Guizhou and other places. Harvesting and processing in early summer to take a nail bark, drying. The character of the medicinal material is plate-like and the two sides are slightly curled. The outside surface is light brown, often has the width to be not equal to the Longitudinal concave line, scatters the nail thorn. Spikes oblong-conic, Apex Acute, Base Oblong, lengthwise extended. The inner surface is tawny and flat with Fine Mesh. It is hard and tough, has a lobed cross-section, slightly fragrant, slightly bitter or light in taste.

Sexual Taste Channel: sexual equality, taste bitter, acrid. The liver channel and the spleen channel.

Efficacy and function: Dispel Rheumatism, channel, pain. It is a kind of strong muscle and bone medicine for dispelling wind and dampness. Pharmacological Study: It has analgesic and sedative effects, antibacterial effects, and antagonizes the contraction of intestinal tract caused by Acetylcholine. 1:3 The water immersion reagent has different degree of inhibition to many kinds of skin fungi. Chemical Ingredients: Hypha Erythrina alkaloids, marginal erythrina alkaloids, Betaine, choline, erythrina alkaloids, erythrina alkaloids, erythrina alkaloids, erythrina alkaloids, erythrina alkaloids, erythrina alkaloids, Erythrina Pitynine, Erythrina dienone, erythrina alkaloids, erythrina alkaloids Methyl Ester, Erythrina pavilion alkaloids, etc.