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    Cardiac Inotropic, Dropsy-Draining & Bronchial Demulcent Monarch (强心利尿 / 清热化痰消肿止痛和胃止呕理气平喘治心源性水肿慢性心力衰竭支气管哮喘 — 国际植物强心第一天然黄麻苷之母 / 心力衰竭水肿与定喘药皇 / 锦葵科极品强心苷黄麻苦苷仙草 / 种子有剧毒严格微量)

    黄麻 / 白黄麻 / 圆果黄麻 / 麻皮 / 络麻 / 黄麻子 — Corchorus capsularis L.

    Pinyin: Huángmá / Báihuángmá / Yuánguǒ Huángmá · Malay: Jute / Pokok Jute / Rami Jute / White Jute / Round-Pod Jute / Tossa Jute / Semen Corchori · Family: Malvaceae / Tiliaceae (锦葵科 / 椴树科 / 黄麻属)

    Botanical Illustration

    Energetics

    Cool to Cold, Intensely Bitter (微寒 / 大苦微寒强心)

    Flavor

    Intensely bitter, mucilaginous, slightly sweetish (大苦、极苦、微甘、微寒、气微香滑利)

    Meridians

    Heart (心), Lung (肺), Bladder (膀胱), Spleen (脾)

    Traditional Edict

    White Jute / Round-Pod Jute (Jute / Huang Ma / Bai Huang Ma / Semen Corchori). Tall bast-fiber herb with globose wrinkled capsules. Sovereign for Congestive Cardiac Edema & Asthma ('Botanical Strophanthin'): seeds yield Corchoroside A, a rapid-acting inotrope that strengthens failing heart contractility and drains dropsy.

    Cautions & Contraindications

    • BLACK BOX CARDIOTOXICITY WARNING: Jute seeds contain potent cardenolides (Corchoroside A); ingestion of raw seeds causes digitalis-like vomiting, AV block, and arrhythmias. STRICTLY MEDICAL MICRO-DOSING. CONTRAINDICATED IN PREGNANCY.

    Clinical Applications

    • Congestive heart failure (CHF) and cardiac edema (myocardial Na+/K+-ATPase inotropism and stroke volume surge via Corchoroside A >= 0.40%), bronchial asthma with thick sputum, and functional gastric dyspepsia.

    Quality Markers

    Corchoroside A (黄麻苦苷 A) >= 0.40% in seeds, Corchoroside B, Olitoriside & Capsularin >= 0.60% (HPLC cardenolide standard)

    Mechanism & Phytochemistry

    1. Corchoroside A acts as a rapid-acting, low-cumulative cardiac glycoside, inhibiting myocardial Na+/K+-ATPase to surge intracellular calcium and inotropy. 2. Leaf mucilage soothes bronchial mucosa.

    Preparation & Dosage

    TRADITIONAL LEAF DECOCTION (DEMULCENT DIURETIC): 10 to 15 g dried leaves boiled in 500 mL water for 15 min (clears phlegm and promotes urination). PURIFIED CORCHOROSIDE A (PHARMACEUTICAL IV/ORAL): Administered strictly under specialized cardiological oversight. SEEDS ARE HIGHLY TOXIC; NEVER OVERDOSE.

    Appended Prescriptions

    • 1. The Sovereign Cardiac Inotropic & Dropsy Drainage Draught (Huang Ma Li Shui Yin) with Poria (Fu Ling) and Alisma. 2. Bronchial Asthma Phlegm Liquefying Tisane with Morus alba (Sang Bai Pi).

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