Application of timosaponin for treating anxiety disorders
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN Β· China
- Current Assignee / Owner
- HENAN UNIV OF CHINESE MEDICINE
- Publication Date
- 2007-07-25
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable Β· inactive patent
Abstract
Description
1. Technical field
[0001] The invention relates to the field of traditional Chinese medicine, in particular to the application of timosaponin in treating anxiety. 2. Background technology
[0002] Anemarrhena is the rhizome of Liliaceae Anemarrhena, which grows on the sunny slopes of mountains and Lianggang areas. It is produced in Northeast China, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan, Hebei, Inner Mongolia and other places. Its nature and taste are bitter, sweet, and cold. Lung and kidney meridians, clearing away heat and restlessness, moistening dryness and nourishing yin. Traditional medicine believes that it is mainly used to treat strong heat and polydipsia, coma and delirium, lung heat cough, bone steaming night sweats and thirsty drinking. The active substance Zhimu extracted from Zhimu Saponins further enhance the traditional medicinal value of Anemarrhena. Anxiety disorder is the name of disease in Western medicine. The disease is a neurological disorder characterized by widespr...