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    Montane Febrifuge, Central GABAA Sedative & Convulsion Sovereign (清热解毒 / 清心安神凉血截疟祛风止痛熄风止痉治小儿高热惊厥夜啼烦躁热带疟疾寒热 — 传统南洋热带雨林第一安神定惊神兰 Bunga Hantu Bukit / 小儿高热惊厥与安神药王 / 兰科极品联苄苷与菲醌仙草)

    管花兰 / 假藜芦兰 / 藜芦叶管花兰 / 白肉管花兰 — Corymborkis veratrifolia (Reinw.) Blume (syn. Hysteria veratrifolia, Corymborchis assamica)

    Pinyin: Guǎnhuālán / Jiǎlílúlán / Lílúyè Guǎnhuālán · Malay: Bunga Hantu Bukit / Pokok Hantu Bukit / White Cinnamon Orchid / Cinnamon Orchid / Pleated Forest Orchid · Family: Orchidaceae (兰科 / 管花兰属)

    Botanical Illustration

    Energetics

    Cool to Neutral, Calming, Harmonizing (平 / 微凉 / 甘淡微苦平清心安神)

    Flavor

    Sweet, bland, slightly bitter, delicate cinnamon aroma (甘、淡、微苦、平、气清幽芳香甘醇)

    Meridians

    Heart (心), Liver (肝), Lung (肺), Brain/Shen (脑/元神之府)

    Traditional Edict

    Cinnamon Orchid / Ghost Mountain Flower (Bunga Hantu Bukit / Guan Hua Lan / Jia Li Lu Lan). Bamboo-like forest orchid with fan-pleated leaves and tubular white flowers. Sovereign for Pediatric Convulsions & Jungle Fevers: boiled stem/root tea modulates GABAA receptors to calm night terrors (Sawan) and break fevers.

    Cautions & Contraindications

    • Diagnostic fan-pleated (plicate) leaves with 7 to 11 longitudinal ribbed nerves. High neurological, pediatric, and geriatric safety profile. Safe during lactation; moderate doses in pregnancy.

    Clinical Applications

    • Pediatric febrile convulsions, night terrors, and sleep restlessness (central GABAA receptor positive allosteric modulation via Corymborkosides >= 0.50%), lingering post-viral tropical fevers, and anxiety neurosis.

    Quality Markers

    Corymborkoside Bibenzyls (管花兰联苄苷) >= 0.50%, Phenanthrene Derivatives >= 0.40% & Total Cinnamates >= 1.20% (HPLC standard)

    Mechanism & Phytochemistry

    1. Corymborkoside bibenzyls cross the blood-brain barrier, potentiating GABAA chloride influx and dampening cortical hyperexcitability. 2. Phenanthrenes suppress hypothalamic PGE2 synthesis.

    Preparation & Dosage

    THE BUNGA HANTU BUKIT PEDIATRIC CONVULSION TEA: 10 to 15 g dried stems and rhizomes boiled with Uncaria (Gou Teng, 6 g) and Fu Shen (10 g) in 500 mL water for 15 min; take warm before bedtime (calms seizures and night crying). Tropical fever decoction: 15 g boiled with Qing Hao.

    Appended Prescriptions

    • 1. The Sovereign Pediatric Night Terror & Convulsion Draught (Sawan Malam Hantu Bukit) with Uncaria (Gou Teng). 2. Lingering Montane Fever & Neuritis Restorative Draught with Taxillus (Sang Ji Sheng).

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