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    Blood-Cooling, Anti-Inflammatory & Febrifuge Sovereign (清热解毒 / 凉血消肿散瘀止痛退热通经 — 热带外伤消肿与清热第一立鹤花 / 蓝吊钟 / 爵床科清热消肿要药)

    立鹤花 / 蓝吊钟 / 直立山牵牛 / 硬枝老鸦嘴 / 蓝花立鹤 — Thunbergia erecta (Benth.) T.Anderson (syn. Meyenia erecta)

    Pinyin: Lìhèhuā / Lándiàozhōng / Zhílì Shānqiānniú · Malay: Bunga Loceng Biru / King's Mantle / Bush Clockvine · Family: Acanthaceae (爵床科)

    Botanical Illustration

    Energetics

    Cool (微寒 / 凉)

    Flavor

    Bitter, slightly sweet, bland (苦、微甘、淡、凉)

    Meridians

    Liver (肝), Heart (心), Lung (肺)

    Traditional Edict

    King's Mantle (Bunga Loceng Biru / Li He Hua / Lan Diao Zhong). Royal violet-purple trumpet flowers with yellow throat. Sovereign tropical poultice for traumatic sprains, contusion hematomas, and fever-quenching cooling tea.

    Cautions & Contraindications

    • Apply poultices primarily to closed contusions and sprains. High clinical and topical safety profile. Safe during lactation; moderate internal doses during pregnancy.

    Clinical Applications

    • Closed traumatic contusions and sports ligament sprains (accelerating subcutaneous extravasated erythrocyte reabsorption), seasonal summer fevers, acute pharyngotonsillitis, and superficial burn washes.

    Quality Markers

    Rosmarinic Acid, Apigenin, Luteolin, Iridoid Glucosides & Total Flavonoids >= 1.50% (HPLC MHM standard)

    Mechanism & Phytochemistry

    1. Bioflavonoids and rosmarinic acid inhibit NF-kB and COX-2, dissipating traumatic sprain swelling. 2. Iridoid glucosides stimulate fibroblast wound granulation. 3. Antipyretic action.

    Preparation & Dosage

    THE SOVEREIGN KING'S MANTLE TRAUMATIC SPRAIN POULTICE: 30 to 50 g fresh leaves pounded with warm rice wine and salt; applied directly over sprained ankles and bruised joints, bound for 12h. Febrifuge tea: 10-15 g dried leaves boiled in 400 mL water.

    Appended Prescriptions

    • 1. The Sovereign Closed Traumatic Sprain Synergy with Centella asiatica (Pegaga) and Curcuma longa. 2. Summer Febrifuge & Sore Throat Draught with Lonicera japonica.

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