- 캐롤라이나 재스민, Yellow jessamine
. 학명; Gelsemium sempervirens
. 개요; 중미와 북미원산의 다년생 상록덩굴
. 효능; 신경안정제. 수면제.
. 사용법; 의료감독하에
1 학명과 약용부위
- 학명; Gelsemium sempervirens
- 약용부위
. Rootstock.
. 뿌리
2 통명
- 영어; Gelsemin, wild jessamine, woodbine.
- 한글; 캐롤라이나 재스민
3 개요
- 중미와 북미원산의 다년생 상록덩굴
. 슾한 숲과 덤불에서 자생하거나 관상용으로 재배
- 줄기; 가늘게 7미터까지 다른 나무 등을 타고 성장
. 잎; 마주나는 피침형 혹은 난형으로 형성
- 꽃; 4월경 황색 깔대기형으로 개화
. 열매; 많은 씨를 포함하여 타원형 캡슐로 성숙
Yellow jessamine is a perennial evergreen vine found in moist woodlands and thickets from Virginia to Texas and in Mexico and Central America. It is also cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental vine. The slender, woody stem twine about threes and other objects, sometimes reaching a length of 20 feet and climbing from one tree to another. The opposite, lancelate to ovate leaves are dark green above and pale beneath. The fragrant yellow, funnelform flowers are borne in axillary or terminal cymes from March to May. The fruit is an elliptical capsule containing many seeds.
4 효능
- 신경안정제. 수면제.
. 중독위험으로 요즈음에는 활용저하
- 신경진정효과; 신경성 심장, 신경통, 좌골신경통 개선
- 주의; 시력을 포함하여 강한 반응 가능
. 꽃, 잎, 뿌리에 독성
Nervine, sedative. Formerly much used, yellow jessamine has lost much favor because of the danger of poisoning. It has a sedative and soothing effect on the nerves and has been useful for nervous heart conditions, neuralgia, and sciatica. CAUTION; Yellow jessamine may produce a strong reaction, including effects on vision. The flowers, leaves, and roots are poisonous.
5 사용법
- 의료감독하에 사용
- 스트리키닌과 화살독에 사용되는 큐라레와 같은 과
. 홍콩에서 사형에 사용하는 독극물
- 가장 활성도가 큰 독소과다복용시 기도부전으로 사망
. 적량사용; 심장과 호흡자극효과
Do not use without medical supervision. Yellow jessamine belongs to the same family from which strychnine and the dreaded arrow poison, curare, are obtained. The toxin from a closely related plant was used in Hong Kong to execute condemned criminals. Two Duke University researchers are studying the vines's active toxins. An overdose of the most active toxin results in death through failure of the respiratory tract, but in therapeutic amounts it stimulates the heart and respiration. Dr. Stephen Baldwin, one of the Duke researchers said, "Almost any substance which affects the heart is a candidate for experimentation in today's research laborarories."