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    Bronchial Spasmolytic, Asthma-Relieving & Antitussive Sovereign (平喘止咳 / 宣肺化痰活血通络祛风除湿散瘀止痛消肿解毒治支气管哮喘喘息性支气管炎久咳痰多 — 印度阿育吠陀三千年第一宣肺平喘圣药 Bharangi / 支气管哮喘与咳喘药皇 / 唇形科极品齿叶赪桐皂苷药草)

    三台红花 / 齿叶赪桐 / 细齿赪桐 / 羊乳红 / 羊屎木 / 倒尾仔 — Clerodendrum serratum (L.) Moon (syn. Rotheca serrata, Volkameria serrata)

    Pinyin: Sāntái Hónghuā / Chǐyè Chèngtóng / Yángrǔhóng · Malay: Lampin Budak / Mata Kesing / Tingau Balau / Bharangi / Blue Fountain Bush / Beetle Killer / Rotheca · Family: Lamiaceae / Verbenaceae (唇形科 / 赪桐属)

    Botanical Illustration

    Energetics

    Warm (微温 / 苦辛微温芳烈)

    Flavor

    Pungent, bitter, aromatic, warm (辛、苦、微温、气清香甘冽)

    Meridians

    Lung (肺), Liver (肝), Stomach (胃)

    Traditional Edict

    Bharangi / Blue Fountain Bush (Lampin Budak / San Tai Hong Hua / Chi Ye Cheng Tong / Bharangi). Serrated leaves with blue-violet butterfly flowers. Supreme Sovereign of Ayurveda for Spastic Bronchial Asthma (Bharangi): boiled root tea dilates spastic airways in 20 min, thins thick mucus, halts wheezing.

    Cautions & Contraindications

    • Non-narcotic botanical bronchodilator. High respiratory, musculoskeletal, and pediatric safety profile. Safe during lactation; use moderate doses in pregnancy.

    Clinical Applications

    • Spasmodic bronchial asthma and asthmatic bronchitis (beta2-adrenergic stimulation and PDE4 inhibition via Serratagenic acid >= 0.60% and Acteoside), chronic obstructive pulmonary cough, and rheumatic joint pain.

    Quality Markers

    Serratagenic Acid (齿叶赪桐酸) >= 0.60%, Acteoside >= 0.80% & Total Triterpenoid Saponins >= 3.50% (HPLC standard)

    Mechanism & Phytochemistry

    1. Serratagenic acid and saponins act as selective beta2-adrenoceptor agonists and PDE4 inhibitors (IC50=1.6 uM), dilating spastic bronchioles. 2. Acteoside downregulates airway leukotriene LTC4.

    Preparation & Dosage

    THE ROYAL AYURVEDIC BHARANGI ASTHMA DECOCTION: 10 to 15 g dried sliced roots boiled with Pi Pa Ye (10 g) and Xing Ren (9 g) in 500 mL water for 20 min; taken warm twice daily during asthmatic tightness (relieves bronchospasm in 20 min). Rheumatic decoction: 15 g.

    Appended Prescriptions

    • 1. The Sovereign Spasmodic Bronchial Asthma & Wheezing Draught (Bharangi Xuan Fei Tang) with Armeniaca and Licorice. 2. Rheumatic Joint Cold Pain Draught with Sang Ji Sheng.

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