Campsis grandiflora. C. chinensis  凌霄花  Líng xiāo huā   Chinese Trumpet Vine  Family: Bignoniaceae    
PART USED: Flowers, whole plant
Nature: Cold, neutral   FLAVOR: Acrid and bitter, sweet, sour CHANNELS: Liver, Pericardium
FUNCTIONS
1. GROUP: Regulate Blood and remove stasis
2. Acts as a Blood tonic.[1] Cool blood, remove coagulations.[2]
3. Carminative.[1]
4. Diuretic.[1]
INDICATIONS
1. Amenorrhea, metrorrhagia, leukorrhea, cramps in women.[1]
2. Rheumatoid pains, traumatic injuries.[1]
3. Difficult urination.[1]
4. Pruritus and oozing carbuncle.[1]
5. Pain in lower abdomen due to suppression of menses, abdominal lumps, swelling of breasts after childbirth, itching, whisky nose.[2]
CONTRAINDICATIONS: Contraindicated for those with significant Qi and Blood Deficiencies. Contraindicated during pregnancy.[3]
PREPARATIONS:Decoction.  Flowers 6-9 g  - Whole plant 9-15 g.[1] Dry flower 4-9 g.[2]

HABITAT: Found growing on hillsides and roadsides or cultivated.
DESCRIPTION: Deciduous climbing vine. Leaves: opposite, oddly pinnate compound, leaflets 7-9 ovate or ovate-lanceolate, apexes acute, bases broadly cuneate, margins sparsely serrated. Flowers: in summer, terminal red flowers appear to form cymose inflorescences. Fruit: leguminous capsule.
References
[1] Barefoot Doctor's Manual - 1977 Prepared by the Revolutionary Health Committee of Hunan Province. Original Chinese manual- Victor W. Sidel. Originally published by Dr Joseph Quin and the Fogarty International centre, Bethdesda (1974). Madrona Publishers Seattle Washington ISBN 0-914842-52-8
[2] A Complete English Dictionary of Medicinal Terms in Chinese Acupuncture and Herbalism 1981 - Henry Lu Chinese Foundations of Natural Health- The Academy of Oriental Heritage, Vancouver, Canada.
[3] americandragon.com
Images
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2. alibaba.com
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Research


Antidepressant-like and anti-oxidative efficacy of Campsis grandiflora flower.
Yu HC, Wu J, Zhang HX, Zhang HS, Qiao TT, Zhang JX, Zhang GL, Sui J, Li LW, Zhang LR, Lv LX.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES:
Our study aimed to investigate the antidepressant-like effect of ethyl acetate extract of the flowers of Campsis grandiflora (EFCG) in a mice model of chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS).
METHODS:
HPLC-Q-TOF-MS was used to identify the chemical constituents of EFCG. The DPPH assay and ABTS radical-scavenging assay were performed to measure the antioxidant properties. The protective properties of EFCG against H2 O2 -induced oxidative damage were analysed in PC12 cells. The changes of behaviour profiles were investigated by using open-field test, sucrose preference test, forced swimming test (FST) and tail suspension test (TST). Brain tissue samples of mice were collected, and antioxidative measure levels were measured.
KEY FINDINGS:
The result showed that EFCG had the most active anti-oxidative effect and the protective effect against H2 O2 oxidative injury in PC12 cells. Treatment with the EFCG significantly reduced the depressant-like severity and immobility period as compared with untreated CUMS mice in FST and TST. Moreover, EFCG significantly elevated the contents of superoxide dismutase, Glutathione Peroxidase and decreased the contents of Malonaldehyde (MDA) in mice brain.
CONCLUSIONS:
Our study found first the antidepressant activity of the EFCG. The results suggested the therapeutic potential of EFCG for depressive disorder.
J Pharm Pharmacol. 2015 Dec;67(12):1705-15. doi: 10.1111/jphp.12466. Epub 2015 Sep 26. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov


Antioxidative and acute anti-inflammatory effects of Campsis grandiflora flower.
Cui XY, Kim JH, Zhao X, Chen BQ, Lee BC, Pyo HB, Yun YP, Zhang YH.
Abstract
The present study was undertaken to investigate the antioxidative and anti-inflammatory activities of the extract of the flower of Campsis grandiflora (Thunb.) K. Schum. Exposure of human dermal fibroblasts to 50% EtOH extract of Campsis grandiflora flower (ECG) at 10 and 100 microg/ml showed significant protective effect against hydrogen peroxide (300 microM). ECG not only protected cell survival from H(2)O(2)-induced toxicity, but also inhibited the H(2)O(2)-induced leakage of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) enzyme release and DNA fragmentation significantly. It was also found that ECG showed scavenging activities of radicals and reactive oxygen species with IC(50) values of 20 microg/ml against 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical and 52 microg/ml against superoxide radicals in the xanthine/xanthine oxidase system, respectively. Topically applied ECG dose-dependently inhibited arachidonic acid (AA)- and 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA)-induced ear edema in mice. Consistent with its antioxidative properties in vitro, the present results suggest the therapeutic potential of ECG for acute skin inflammation that may involve oxidative tissue damage.
PMID: 16169696 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.08.007  J Ethnopharmacol. 2006 Jan 16;103(2):223-8. Epub 2005 Sep 19. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov