Sanguinarin, Chelerythrine

English Name: Macleaya cordata, Pink Plumepoppy, Plume-poppy

Scientific Name: Macleaya cordata (Willd.) R. Brown、Bocconia cordata Willd.

Origin:

Macleaya cordata plant is native to China and is mainly distributed in the Yangtze River Basin of China, extending to Guangdong in the south, Guizhou in the west, and southern Gansu in the northwest. It is also distributed in Japan and India. Born in hills, forests, jungles and shrubs at an altitude of 150 to 830 meters.

Feature:

The stems of macleaya cordata plant can be as high as 2 meters. The stems are hollow, the surface is smooth and mostly covered with white powder. The green leaves are usually wide oval or nearly round, with wavy, notched or coarse teeth on the edges, and the back side is usually gray and white. Covered with fine hairs that fall off easily.

Growing environment:

The macleaya cordata plant likes a warm and humid environment, prefers sunny places, likes fertilizer, is afraid of waterlogging, has strong drought tolerance and cold resistance, and is not strict with soil, but needs fertile, loose, and well-drained soil. Growing vigorously. The suitable growth temperature is 22-28℃.

Chemical components:

The main chemical components of macleaya cordata plant: alkaloids, including Sanguinarine, chelerythrine, protopine, α-Allocryptopine and β -Allocrytopine (β-Allocrytopine).

Funktioner:

Macleaya cordata has the functions of anti-inflammatory, detoxification, reduce swelling and insecticide. Modern pharmacological research shows that as the main active ingredient of Macleaya cordata extract, sanguinarine plays an important role in the treating various inflammations.

External use to treat boils, abscesses, hemorrhoids, and eczema. It can also treat snake bites, bruises, rheumatic joint pain, toothache, otitis media, burns, scalds, ringworm, acute tonsillitis, and lower limb ulcers.