According to relevant regulations, traditional Chinese medicines such as Gastrodia elata, Schisandra chinensis, Ciwujia, Baiziren, Zhenzhu, Shouwu vine, etc. can be used as health foods. Research has shown that the above-mentioned drugs have certain sedative and hypnotic effects.
Gastrodia elata
Tianma contains various components such as Tianma, Tianma glycoside, vanillin, vanillin, sesquiterpenes, purines, etc. Among them, Tianma extract is its main active ingredient. Research has shown that intraperitoneal injection of Gastrodia elata extract or oral administration of ultrafine Gastrodia elata powder in mice can both improve sleep.
Schisandra chinensis
Schisandra contains various components such as lignans, polysaccharides, volatile oils, and organic acids. According to literature reports, the freeze-dried powder of Schisandra chinensis can improve the sleep of fruit flies and exhibits a certain dose-response and time-dependent relationship; Schisandra chinensis decoction can prolong the total sleep time and phase II slow wave sleep time of rats. Research has shown that lignans are an effective component of Schisandra chinensis's hypnotic effect.
Ciwujia
The main components of Acanthopanax senticosus are glycosides, polysaccharides, flavonoids, as well as coumarins, fatty acids, volatile oils, amino acids, and trace elements. According to literature reports, both the aqueous extract of Acanthopanax senticosus root and its saponins have the effect of improving sleep in rats.
Bai Ziren
Bai Zi Ren contains Bai Zi Ren saponins, volatile oils, and other components. The seeds contain Bai Mu alcohol, sitosterol, and diterpenoids. Research has shown that both cypress seed saponins and cypress seed oil have sedative and hypnotic effects on experimental animals.
Pearl
Pearls contain various amino acids, trace elements, taurine, small molecule active peptides, and porphyrin components. According to literature reports, ultrafine pearl powder has the effect of improving sleep in mice.
Shouwu Teng
Research has shown that the main extracts of Polygonum multiflorum, including glycoside, anthraquinone, and flavonoids, all have the effect of improving sleep, with glycoside having a more significant effect.
Wood Thief
Equisetum contains various components such as flavonoids, volatile oils, phenolic acids, etc. According to literature reports, the ethanol extract of Equisetum has a significant sedative and hypnotic effect on mice.
Yuanzhi
The main components of Yuanzhi are saponins, and more than 80 types of saponins have been isolated. Research has shown that saponins from Radix Polygalae have significant sedative and hypnotic effects, and their calming effects are not affected after honey roasting under different conditions.
Eucommia ulmoides
Eucommia ulmoides contains components such as Eucommia ulmoides gum, Eucommia ulmoides glycosides, Eucommia ulmoides alcohols, phenols, organic acids, flavonoids, etc. According to literature reports, the ethyl acetate fraction, water saturated n-butanol, and water soluble fraction of Eucommia ulmoides all have the effect of improving sleep in mice, with the ethyl acetate fraction being stronger.
Danshen
The chemical composition of Salvia miltiorrhiza can be divided into two major parts: lipophilic and water-soluble. The former is a type of tanshinone, such as tanshinone I and tanshinone II α. Tanshinone II β; The latter are mainly phenolic acids, such as danshensu and protocatechualdehyde. Research has shown that Danshen water extract has significant sedative and hypnotic effects.
Astragalus membranaceus
Astragalus membranaceus mainly contains saponins and flavonoids, such as astragaloside, soy saponins, various glucosides, anthocyanins from prickly stems, and flavonoids from pistil. According to literature reports, the aqueous extract of Astragalus membranaceus has a certain sedative and hypnotic effect on mice.
Rehmannia glutinosa
Rehmannia glutinosa contains a relatively small amount of iridoid terpenes such as motherwort glycoside and peach leaf coral glycoside, as well as monoterpene components such as digitalis pigments A, B, and C, and also contains amino acids, sugars, and other components. Research has shown that the decoction of Rehmannia glutinosa and its polysaccharides have significant sedative and hypnotic effects on mice.
Centella asiatica
Centella asiatica mainly contains triterpenoid saponins (such as hydroxycentella asiatica glycosides and centella asiatica glycosides), polyynes (such as C19H2803 and C16H2102), and volatile oils (such as caryophyllene and longifolene). According to literature reports, asiaticoside has a significant sedative and hypnotic effect on mice.
Platycladus orientalis leaves
The leaves of Platycladus orientalis contain volatile oils (such as Platycladene and Platycodone), flavonoids (Yangmei bark extract, Quercetin), and other components. Research has shown that the volatile components of Platycladus orientalis leaves have a certain sedative and hypnotic effect on both humans and experimental animals.
Peony skin
Peony bark contains components such as paeonol, paeoniflorin, and paeoniflorin. According to literature reports, extracts of peony bark, paeonol, and total saponins of peony bark have certain sedative and hypnotic effects.
Ligustrum lucidum seed
Ligustrum lucidum contains components such as oleanolic acid, salidroside, flavonoids, polysaccharides, volatile oils, and trace elements. According to literature reports, Ligustrum lucidum has a significant sedative and hypnotic effect on mice.
Ginseng
Ginsenoside is the main active ingredient of ginseng. Research has shown that ginseng has a bidirectional regulatory effect on central function, which is related to the effects of different saponin components. Generally speaking, ginsenosides Rb have sedative effects, Rg have excitatory effects, and mixtures of Rb and Rc have sedative and analgesic effects.
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