Hemorrhage remedies

In China and Tibet, the plant is held in great esteem. It was believed that the color of the plant was caused by transformed human blood. The root is used to treat rheumatism, jaundice, hemorrhages, and all sorts of exhausting discharges. In Korea, the root is used to treat rheumatism, jaundice and menstrual disorders. In the Philippines, a decoction of roots is drunk as a remedy for urinary disorders. One might have observed the obvious relationship between the red color of the sap and the blood-related medicinal uses of the plant it illustrates the doctrine of signatures of Paracelsus. 

The drug consists of dried short pieces of roots, which are brick red-colored, with a sweet taste resembling to liquorice. This herb is regarded as one of the five astral remedies by Chinese practitioners who recommend it for the cardiovascular system and blood-related ailments, such as hemorrhages and menstruation, and to promote healing of wounds. 

Iris lactea Pall, subsp. chinensis (Fisch.) Kitag. Wu Gan (seed, flower, leaf, root) Iridin, irigenin, irisflorentin.60 Astringent, diuretic, hemostatic, remedy for hemorrhage, postpartum difficulties. 

Coughs, pulmonary hemorrhage. Dose, frequent wineglasses of the 1 ounce to 1 pint infusion. England says, "Lycopus and Capsicum is the remedy for hemorrhage from the lungs."... 

As we encountered earlier, Fischer indole synthesis methodology has been used to synthesize the plant alkaloid rutaecarpine (110) and many analogues of this COX-2 inhibitor. Several examples are shown in Scheme 45. Equation 1 is a simple synthesis of rutaecarpine itself [332]. This plant alkaloid, found in Evodia rutaecarpa, has long been used in Asian folk medicine for treating inflammation. The plant Wu-Chu-Yu has been employed as a remedy for gastrointestinal disorders, headache, dysentery, and postpartum hemorrhage. Several halogenated and... 

Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) has long been an ingredient in many cold remedies and appetite snppressants. In late 2000, the FDA asked manufacturers to remove products containing this compound from the market because of evidence of an increased risk of hemorrhagic stroke. This action has caused a switch to the safer pseudoephedrine as the active component of such medications. 

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