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    Anti-Inflammatory Analgesic, Bronchial Spasmolytic & Joint Sovereign (清热利湿 / 消肿止痛舒筋活络平喘利尿通淋治风湿骨痛跌打损伤 — 传统热带山地消炎止痛第一神草 / 刺叶老鼠簕 / 爵床科平喘通络要药)

    山老鼠簕 / 刺叶老鼠簕 / 假老鼠簕 / 山角刺 / 非洲老鼠簕 — Acanthus montanus (Nees) T.Anderson

    Pinyin: Shān Lǎoshǔlè / Cìyè Lǎoshǔlè · Malay: Jeruju Gunung / Jeruju Hutan / Duri Gunung / Mountain Thistle · Family: Acanthaceae (爵床科 / 老鼠簕属)

    Botanical Illustration

    Energetics

    Cool to Neutral (平 / 苦辛微寒)

    Flavor

    Bitter, acrid, bland (苦、微辛、淡、微寒)

    Meridians

    Liver (肝), Lung (肺), Kidney (肾)

    Traditional Edict

    Mountain Thistle / Mountain Holly (Jeruju Gunung / Shan Lao Shu Le). Spiny-lobed thistle-like leaves with pink-white flower spikes. Sovereign Mountain Poultice: dissipates traumatic sprains and knee arthritis swelling, relieves spastic bronchial cough, and clears dysuria.

    Cautions & Contraindications

    • Spiny leaves must be pounded thoroughly before external application. High musculoskeletal and respiratory safety profile. Safe in lactation. Moderate internal doses during pregnancy.

    Clinical Applications

    • Traumatic closed ligament sprains and joint contusions, knee osteoarthritis and rheumatoid joint pain (downregulating COX-2 and IL-1b via Acanthamin), and spastic asthmatic cough.

    Quality Markers

    Acanthamin, DIMBOA (Benzoxazinoid Glucosides) >= 0.60% & Luteolin-7-O-glucoside (HPLC standard)

    Mechanism & Phytochemistry

    1. Benzoxazinoids (DIMBOA, acanthamin) suppress NF-kB, COX-2, and PGE2, resolving traumatic sprain swelling. 2. Flavonoids relax tracheal smooth muscle to relieve coughing spasms.

    Preparation & Dosage

    THE SOVEREIGN JERUJU GUNUNG TRAUMATIC POULTICE: 50 g fresh spiny leaves pounded with 1 tbsp warm rice wine and salt; applied over sprained joints for 12h. Respiratory cough decoction: 15 to 30 g dried aerial herb boiled in 500 mL water for 20 min.

    Appended Prescriptions

    • 1. The Sovereign Mountain Joint Sprain Wrap with Centella asiatica (Pegaga) and ginger. 2. Bronchial Spasmodic Cough Draught with Vitex negundo (Lemuni).

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