CHINA ROSE CHINESE CLUB MOSS

CHINA ROSE (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.) ++

Activities (China Rose) :
- Analgesic (1; TRA); Antiestrogenic (1; AAB; TRA); Antiinflammatory (1; TRA); Antipyretic (1; TRA); Antispermatogenic (1; TRA); Antitussive (f; DAV); CNS-Depressant (1; TRA); Collyrium (f; JFM); Contraceptive (1; TRA; ZUL); Diaphoretic (f; JFM); Embryotoxic (1; AAB); Emollient (1; WBB); Hypotensive (1; AAB; TRA).

Indications (China Rose) :
- Asthma (f; JFM); Bleeding (f; AAB); Boil (f; WBB); Cancer (f; JLH; WBB); Cataract (f; IED); Childbirth (f; IED); Cold (f; JFM); Conjunctivosis (1; JFM; TRA); Cough (f; JFM; TRA); Dermatosis (f; AAB); Dysmenorrhea (f; AAB); Fever (1; AAB; JFM; TRA); Flu (f; DAV; JFM; TRA); Headache (f; TRA); Hernia (f; JFM); High Blood Pressure (1; AAB; TRA); Hoarseness (f; JFM); Inflammation (1; TRA); Metrorrhagia (f; AAB); Miscarriage (f; AAB); Mumps (f; WBB); Nausea (f; IED); Pain (1; TRA); Pulmonosis (f; DAV; JFM); Stomachache (f; IED); Swelling (f; WBB); Tumor (f; JLH); Wound (f; JFM).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (China Rose) :
- Internal uses contraindicated in small children and pregnant or lactating women (TRA). Hydroethanolic extract LD50 1000 ppm (TRA).


CHINESE CLUB MOSS (Huperzia serrata) +

Activities (Chinese Club Moss) :
- Antiacetylcholinesterase (1; ABS; BRU); Antiamnesic (1; BRU); Antiglutamate (1; BRU); Memorigenic (1; ABS).

Indications (Chinese Club Moss) :
- Alzheimers (1; ABS); Amnesia (f; BRU); Fever (f; BRU); Glaucoma (1; ABS); Inflammation (f; BRU); Myasthenia Grvis (1; ABS; BRU); Senile Dementia (1; ABS; BRU).

Dosages (Chinese Club Moss) :
- 200 - 300 µg huperzine A/day.

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Chinese Club Moss) :
- Pregnant women, and people with hypertension or pulmonary problems due to increased bronchial secretions should not take it. Said to have a high therapeutic index with few side effects (ABS).

Extracts (Chinese Club Moss) :
- Huperzine A reversibly binds acetylcholinesterase (AChE), preventing it from breaking down acetylcholine, and thus preventing a deficiency and improving mental function (ABS). It binds with a half-life of 4.8 hours. Its effect may persist 8 hours, longer than donepezil and tacrine, FDA-approved drugs for Alzheimers. Huperzine As distinct mode of action is said to maintain and improve memory.