Stemona sessilifolia extract and benefits,side effect, uses.

Stemona Sessilifolia is a good natural antimicrobials which can be used to preserve food from spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms.The best benefits of Stemona Sessilifolia depends on its alkaloids. These alkaloids exert antifungal, antibacterial and pesticidic properties. Stemona is typically indicated for acute and chronic cough; cough in phthisis (wasting syndrome) and whooping cough, as well as for cough due to exopathogens or cough occurring with or after the common cold. Its action is said to be warm in nature, rather than dry. It also has proven effectiveness for the eradication of louse and parasites.

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Overview Information:

Plant profile:

English Name: Sessile Stemona Root， Japanese Stemona Root， Tuber Stemona Root

Chinese Name: Bai Bu

Botanical Source: Root of 1.Stemona sessilifolia(Miq.)Franch.et Sav. 2.Stemona japonica(Bl.)Miq. 3.Stemona tuberosa Lour.

Description:

Perennial herbs, 30-60 cm high. Root tubers clustered, fleshy, spindle-shaped. Stems erect, unbranched. Leaves 3-4 in whorls; with short stalks or few sessiles; leaves ovate, to elliptic, 3.5-5.5 cm long, 1.8-3.8 cm wide, apex acute or acuminate, base cuneate; veins usually 5, with 3 particularly prominent middle. Flowers axillary, mostly in the axilla of scaly leaves under stem, pedicels slender; perianth segments 4, oval-lanceolate; stamens 4, purple, septa enlarged into lanceolate appendages, anthers linear, apex with narrow oval appendages; ovary oval, stigma short. Capsule. Flowering from April to May and fruit from July. 2. 100 perennial herbs, 60-90 cm high. The whole plant is glabrous. Root fleshy, several to dozens of clusters. Stem lower erect, upper vine. Leaves 3-4 in whorls; petioles 1.5-3 cm long; leaves ovate or ovate lanceolate, 4-9 cm long, 1.8-4 cm wide, apex acute or acuminate, base round or truncated, entire; veins 5-9. Pedicles filiform, 1.5-2.5 cm long, basally attached to the midvein of leaves, usually single flower per peduncle; perianth 4, pale green, oval lanceolate to ovate; stamens 4, purple, filaments short, anthers introverted, linear, apex with an arrow-shaped appendage; ovary ovate, very small, apical. Capsule broad oval flat, visceral long oval seeds several. Flowering in May and fruiting in July. 3. Perennial climbing herbs of Liriodendron, up to 5 m. Root tubers fleshy, spindle or cylindrical, stems twined. Leaves usually opposite; petioles 3-10 cm long; leaves 8-30 cm long, 2.5-10 cm wide, base shallow cordate, whole or microwave-shaped; veins 7-15. Pedicles axillary, not adhering to the midvein of leaves, flowers solitary or 2-3 racemes, yellow-green with purple stripes, anther appendages drilled or lanceolate. Capsule obovate and flat. Flowering from May to June.

Chemical composition:

The root of stemona mainly contains alkaloids, like stemonine,protostemonine, tuberostemonine, stemonidine, isostemonidine, hordorine, sessilis temonine, stemonamine, isostemonamine, stemofoline, isotuberostemonine, stenine, hyoptuberostemonine, oxotuberostemonine, stemotinine, isostemotinine, tuberostemonone, tuberostemonol, stemoamid, tuberostemospironine, didehydrotuberostemonine）; formic acid, acetic acid, malic acid, citric acid, succinic acid, oxalic acid etc.

pharmacological action:

1. Antimicrobial activity: Stemona Sessilifoliai Decoction and alcohol extract were tested in vitro against various pathogenic bacteria such as pneumococcus, Streptococcus hemolyticus and meningococcus. Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus albicans and dysentery bacilli, typhoid bacilli, paratyphoid bacilli, Escherichia coli, Proteus bacilli, diphtheria bacilli, pneumonia bacilli, Yersinia pestis, Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus subtilis, and Vibrio cholerae. Mycobacterium tuberculosis and so on have different degrees of bacteriostasis. The water extract of Stemona Sessilifolia has certain inhibitory effect on some pathogenic fungi in vitro, but it has also been reported that it has no antimicrobial effect on fungi. Stemona Sessilifolia could prolong the life span of chicken embryos cultured with Newcastle virus to 36 hours.

2. Insecticidal effect: The water and ethanol extracts of Stemona tenuifolia and other species of Stemona tenuifolia (undetermined varieties) can kill mosquito and fly larvae, head lice, lice and bedbugs. High concentration of 100 parts (unknown species) in vitro and can kill Rat Enterobius vermicularis.

3. Antitussive effect: Animal experiments have proved that Stemona tenuifolia has antitussive effect and can reduce the excitability of the respiratory center.

4. Effect on influenza virus: Stemona tenuifolia can reduce the virulence of Asian influenza A virus in mice, and has a certain preventive effect on mice not infected with influenza virus. It also has therapeutic effect on mice infected with virus.

Health Benefits of Stemona Sessilifolia

Stemona root is primarily used in the lung channel of traditional Chinese medicine and therefore, most of its medicinal properties focus on the lungs and respiratory conditions. Stemona root is used to stop chronic and acute coughs, ventilate the lungs, and treat asthma. It is also used as an antiparasitic for conditions such as pinworms and is used externally for lice.

Indication:

Acute and chronic cough, cough in phthisis, whooping cough external use: pediculosis capitis, pediculosis corporis, oxyruiasis, pudendal itching stir-fried with honey: cough in phthisis.

Side effect: Over dose of Stemona sessilifolia alkaloids can reduce the excitability of the respiratory center and then lead to respiratory paralysis.