Description:
1. Dried, Sliced2. Medicine for Rheumatism
3. Crude Chinese Herb
4. GMP Standard
5. Free Sample
| Pharmaceutical Name | Rhizoma Cibotii | Botanical Name | Cibotium barometz (L.) J. Sm. |
| Other Names | Cibot Rhizome, Woodwardia Japonica,East Asian Tree Fern Rhizome, Chain Fern, Sheng Gou Ji, Sheng Fu Jin, Jin Mao Gou Ji | ||
| Function | 1. To expel wind and dampness; 2. To strengthen bones and tendons; 3. To tonify liver and kidney | ||
| Actions | For oraladministration: Rheumatism, Arthralgia pain, Soreness and weakness of waist and knees, Lower extremity weakness, Frequency of micturition,enuresis, Leukorrhagia
Externalapplication: Hemostatic | ||
| Cautions | 1. No not use it in case ofurinary difficulty or heat as a result of yin deficiency 2. Do not use the herb in newborn,children or if you are pregnant or breast feeding withoutconsulting first with the related field specialist. | ||
Brief Introduction
The bitter, sweet and warm herb ( Rhizoma Cibotii) has been usedin TCM to treat achy loin and knees, rheumatoid arthritis, urinaryincontinence, etc., as it tonifies Liver and Kidneys, strengthensknees and lower back, expels Wind, disperses Dampness, etc., byenhancing the functions of kidney and liver channels.
Ingredients
1. Pterosin
2. Onitin-2’-O-β-D-glucoside
3. Onitin-2’-O-β-D-alloside
4. Etc.
Health Benefits
1. Osteoclast formation
In the investigation of the isolation of Eight compounds (1-8) froma methanol extract of Cibotium barometz rhizomes including two newfuran derivatives, cibotiumbarosides A (1) and B (2), and a newglycoglycerolipid, cibotiglycerol (4), found that compounds 2-5each showed inhibition of osteoclast formation with no affect onBMM cell viability, according to “Inhibitors of osteoclastformation from rhizomes of Cibotium barometz” by Cuong NX, Minh CV,Kiem PV, Huong HT, Ban NK, Nhiem NX, Tung NH, Jung JW, Kim HJ, KimSY, Kim JA, Kim YH.(1)
2. Osteoarthritis
In the study of SHINBAR, a purified extract from a mixture of 6oriental herbs (Ledebouriellae Radix, Achyranthis Radix,Acanthopanacis Cortex, Cibotii Rhizoma, Glycine Semen, andEucommiae Cortex) used in traditional medicine for treatment ofseveral inflammatory diseases and bone disorders, found that thepotential anti-(osteo)arthritic property of SHINBARO can be due tothe downregulation of inflammatory mediators such as iNOS, COX-2,and TNF-α, the increase of pain threshold in the peripheral system,the activation of alkaline phosphatase in osteoblasts, thesuppression of proteoglycan degradation, and the inhibition ofMMP-2 and MMP-9 activities as demonstrated by in vitro and in vivoexperimental studies, acc0rding to “SHINBARO, a new herbal medicinewith multifunctional mechanism for joint disease: first therapeuticapplication for the treatment of osteoarthritis” by Lee SY, KwonHK, Lee SM.(2)
3. Chronic glomerulonephritis
In the identification of the effects of Shen Yan Ling” (SYL), acompound herbal preparation consisting of 16 ingredients: HerbaEcliptae, Radix Rhemanniae, Rhizoma Cibotii, Radix AngelicaSinensis, Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong, Radix Paeoniae Rubra,Rhizoma Diosocoreae, Poria, Radix Sanguisorbae, Radix Rubiae, HerbaPortulacae, Fructus Gardeniae, Herba Cirsii Japonici, HerbaCephalanoploris, etc., found that SYL was shown to have therapeuticeffect for Masugi’s nephritis models. It has also been used withsatisfactory results in the treatment of 314 cases of chronicglomerulonephritis of the common type with manifestations of Yindeficiency and endogenous heat, according to “Experimental andclinical studies of “Shen Yan Ling” in treatment of chronicglomerulonephritis” by Wang SQ, Du XR, Lü HW, Wang TL, Li H.(3)
4. Osteoporosis and bone loss
In the observation of the therapeutic effect of Bushen QiangduRecipe (BSQDR), consisting of cibotii rhizoma, antler, preparedrehmannia root, epimedium herb, rhizoma drynariae, teasel root,eucommia bark, pangolin scales, etc., on osteoporosis and bone lossin patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), found that BSQDRshowed significant effect in treatment of AS. It could regulate thebone metabolic level in patients, attenuate the immune inflammatoryresponse, improve the spine and joint activities functions,increase bone formation, reduce bone resorption, thereby, enhancingthe BMD, showing significant therapeutic effect on osteoporosis inAS patients, according to “[Effect of bushen qiangdu recipe onosteoporosis and bone loss of patients with ankylosingspondylitis].[Article in Chinese]” byWang H, Yan XP, KongWP.(4)
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