INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Fructus et Cortex Camptothecae |
| Common English: | Cancer Tree Happy Tree Tree of Joy |
Herbs that Regulate the Blood
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Bitter |
Cold |
Root Cortex: 9-15g Fruit: 3-9g |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Disperses Stagnant Blood, disperses accumulation and inhibits carcinoma |
Common colds, psoriasis, liver problems and digestive problems Brain tumors, liver cancer, gastric cancer, leukemia, esophageal cancer, rectal cancer, carcinoma of bladder and other kinds of cancer |
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- Xi Shu is on the list of endangered plants, hence, exports of Camptotheca acuminata from China have been restricted.
- For hundreds of years the Chinese have used this herb for psoriasis and as a remedy for diseases of the Liver, Gallbladder, Spleen and Stomach.
- It has also been called “cancer tree” for its primary constituent, camptothcin, which inhibits topoisomerase I, the enzyme linked to cell division and DNA replication.