Eclipta, Han Lian Cao 旱莲草

Han Lian Cao, Mo Han Lian (TCM)
Bhringaraja (Ayurveda)
Bhangra (Unani)

Eclipta alba
Moninckx, Moninckx atlas, vol. 8; (1682-1709)

Eclipta alba
Blanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875)

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Botanical name:

Eclipta alba (syn. E. prostrata, E. punctata, E. erecta, Verbesina alba)

Parts used:

Herb

Temperature & Taste:

Cool (TCM), Warm (Unani), dry. Sweet, Sour

Classifications:

N. Tonics

Uses:

Nourish the Blood, Benefits the Hair:
- special herb to nourish the Hair
- dull, thin, weak or patchy Hair; especially for Premature Greying of the Hair (a specific in both TCM and Ayurveda)
- India, the oil in which the herb is decocted is used, topically; in TCM, the herb is administered internally.
- Alopecia.
Strengthens the Liver and Kidney Yin:
- weakness of the Eyes with blurred Vision
- Diabetes, Neurosis and Senility
- strengthens the Teeth and Gums
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- considered specific in Ayurveda for chronic Liver disease, especially Cirrhosis; it is Hepato-protective
- Jaundice
Nourishes the Liver Yin and Blood, Settles Wind:
- Anemia, Blood deficiency (TCM, Siddha)
- Tinnitus, Dizziness and Vertigo from Liver deficiency.
- Menstrual disorders with both Blood Deficiency and Heat.
- Tetanus, Elephantiasis and Syphilis in India.
Cools the Blood, Stops Bleeding:
- Blood in the Sputum, Urine or Feces;
- Diarrhea or Dysentery with Blood;
- Internal Hemorrhage or Bleeding from Skin Lesions etc.
- chronic skin diseases including Leucoderma, Vitiligo, Urticaria and Leprosy (Unani)
Externally:
- Greying of the Hair, Alopecia, and as a hair tonic (juice, or herb or juice boiled in sesame or coconut oil is applied)
- topically for Dermatitis and Skin Infections.
- applied to Glandular Swellings
- paste is applied to Spleen or Liver hardness. (Unani)
- juice or decocted oil is dropped into in the ears for Earache.
- in Gargles to strengthen the Teeth and Gums.
- distilled water is used for Opthalmia.
- topically applied to Insect and Snake Bite (Ayurveda)

Dose:

Herb in Decoction: 6–12 grams;
Herb in Powder: 2–5 grams;

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Main Combinations:

Tonic for old age:
1. i. to prevent Senility and to promote longevity, Eclipta Han Lian Cao with … available in PRO version
2. ii. strengthen the teeth and darken the hair in old age, Eclipta Han Lian Cao with … available in PRO version
To nourish Kidney and Liver Yin and consolidate Jing (Essence), Eclipta Han Lian Cao … available in PRO version
Premature Greying of Hair:
1. i. prepare a syrup with Eclipta Han Lian Cao, … available in PRO version
2. ii. Eclipta Han Lian Cao with … available in PRO version
3. iii. from Heat / Bile, Eclipta Han Lian Cao with with … available in PRO version
4. iv. to strengthen the hair and cure premature greying, decoct Eclipta Han Lian Cao with … available in PRO version
5. v. Premature Greying, Alopecia, prepare an oil from Eclipta juice, … available in PRO version
6. vi. Premature Greying, Alopecia, Eclipta, … available in PRO version
To promote hair growth:
1. i. As a hair tonic, boil Eclipta (Bhringaraja) in … available in PRO version
2. ii. Eclipta with … available in PRO version
3. iii. Eclipta Han Lian Cao with … available in PRO version
Mental disorders from Wind-Heat, Eclipta Han Lian Cao with … available in PRO version
Bleeding:
1. i. Blood in the Urine, Eclipta Han Lian Cao with … available in PRO version
2. ii. Blood in the Stool, Eclipta Han Lian Cao with … available in PRO version
3. iii. Uterine Bleeding, Eclipta Han Lian Cao with … available in PRO version
4. iv. Uterine Bleeding, excessive Menstruation, charred Eclipta Han Lian Cao with … available in PRO version
5. v. Bleeding due to Heat and Yin deficiency, Eclipta Han Lian Cao with … available in PRO version
6. vi. Bleeding from Heat (Pitta-Bile), Eclipta Han Lian Cao with … available in PRO version
Skin diseases:
1. i. Eclipta Han Lian Cao with … available in PRO version
2. ii. from Wind-Heat, Eclipta Han Lian Cao with … available in PRO version
3. iii. from Liver heat, Eclipta Han Lian Cao with … available in PRO version
Syphilis, combine Eclipta Han Lian Cao with … available in PRO version
Liver heat, Hepatitis:
1. i. Eclipta Han Lian Cao with … available in PRO version
2. ii. chronic Liver heat conditions, Eclipta Han Lian Cao with … available in PRO version
3. iii. Eclipta Han Lian Cao with … available in PRO version
Chronic Liver disease:
1. i. Eclipta Han Lian Cao with … available in PRO version
2. ii. Hepatitis, chronic Liver disease, Eclipta Han Lian Cao with … available in PRO version
Anemia:
1. i. Eclipta Han Lian Cao with … available in PRO version
2. ii. Eclipta Han Lian Cao with … available in PRO version

Major Formula:

Er Zhi Wan

Cautions:

1. Use cautiously in Cold Stomach and Spleen

Main Preparations used:

Er Zhi Wan (TCM), Eclipta Oil (Bhringaraja Taila) (Ayurveda)

Extra Info
History
Research
Comment

GENERAL / REVIEW
–A review on traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.
ANTI-BACTERIAL:
–Mode of antibacterial activity of Eclalbasaponin isolated from Eclipta alba.
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY:
–Antiinflammatory constituents from Eclipta prostrata using RAW264.7 macrophage cells.
–Evaluation of Anti -Inflammatory Activity of Eclipta alba in rats.
ANALGESIC:
–Experimental evaluation of the analgesic property of eclipta alba (L) hassk.
ANTI-OXIDANT:
–Alcoholic Extract of Eclipta alba Shows In Vitro Antioxidant and Anticancer Activity without Exhibiting Toxicological Effects.
–Potent antioxidative and UVB protective effect of water extract of Eclipta prostrata L.
–Antioxidant activity of combined ethanolic extract of Eclipta alba and Piper longum Linn.
PROMOTE HAIR GROWTH: (in compound)
–Hair growth is promoted by BeauTop via expression of EGF and FGF‑7.
–Comparative hair restorer efficacy of medicinal herb on nude (Foxn1nu) mice.
–Eclipta alba extract with potential for hair growth promoting activity.
–Hair growth promoting activity of Eclipta alba in male albino rats.
HEMOSTATIC:
–Haemostatic effect of ecliptaalba on albino rabbits.
HYPOLIPIDEMIC:
–Hypolipidemic activity of Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. leaf extract in atherogenic diet induced hyperlipidemic rats.
HYPOTENSIVE:
–Diuretic, hypotensive, and hypocholesterolemic effects of Eclipta alba in mild hypertensive subjects: a pilot study.
IMMUNOSTIMULATORY:
–Oral administration of Eclipta alba leaf aqueous extract enhances the non-specific immune responses and disease resistance of Oreochromis mossambicus.
–Preliminary immunomodulatory activities of methanol extracts of Eclipta alba and Centella asiatica.
ANTI-HEPATITIS C:
–Identification and evaluation of anti hepatitis C virus phytochemicals from Eclipta alba.
HEPATO-PROTECTIVE:
–Hepatoprotective Effect of Wedelolactone against Concanavalin A-Induced Liver Injury in Mice.
–Pharmacological Evaluation of Hepatoprotective Activity of AHPL/AYTAB/0613 Tablet in Carbon Tetrachloride-, Ethanol-, and Paracetamol-Induced Hepatotoxicity Models in Wistar Albino Rats.
–Protective effect of wedelolactone against CCl4-induced acute liver injury in mice.
–Hepatoprotective activity of hepatoplus on isonaizid and rifampicin induced hepatotoxicity in rats.
–Development and characterization of phyto-vesicles of wedelolactone for hepatoprotective activity.
–In vivo hepatoprotective activity of active fraction from ethanolic extract of Eclipta alba leaves.
–Hepatoprotective effects of Eclipta alba on subcellular levels in rats.
RENO-PROTECTIVE:
–Protective effect of the methanolic leaf extract of Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk. (Asteraceae) against gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity in Sprague Dawley rats.

OSTEO-PROTECTIVE:
–Osteoprotective Effect of Echinocystic Acid, a Triterpone Component from Eclipta prostrata, in Ovariectomy-Induced Osteoporotic Rats.
CEREBRO-PROTECTIVE:
–Cerebroprotective effect of Eclipta alba against global model of cerebral ischemia induced oxidative stress in rats.
PREVENT CELLULAR DAMAGE FROM SMOKING:
–Regulation of Eclipta prostrata L. components on cigarette smoking-induced autophagy of bronchial epithelial cells via keap1-Nrf2 pathway.
–Autophagy Flux Contributes to Regulation of Components of Eclipta prostrata L. on Cigarette Smoking-Induced Injury of Bronchial Epithelial Cells.
–Wedelolactone protects human bronchial epithelial cell injury against cigarette smoke extract-induced oxidant stress and inflammation responses through Nrf2 pathway.
–[Protective effect and mechanism of Ecliptae Herba on cigarette smoke extract-induced cytotoxicity of NHBE cells].
PREVENTS PULMONARY FIBROSIS:
–Preventive effects of Ecliptae Herba extract and its component, ecliptasaponin A, on bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice.
ANTI-TUMOR:
–Eclipta prostrata L. phytochemicals: isolation, structure elucidation, and their antitumor activity.
ANTI-CANCER:
–Alcoholic Extract of Eclipta alba Shows In Vitro Antioxidant and Anticancer Activity without Exhibiting Toxicological Effects.
–In vivo evaluation of Eclipta alba extract as anticancer and multidrug resistance reversal agent.
–Evaluation of hydro-alcoholic extract of Eclipta alba for its anticancer potential: an in vitro study.
BREAST:
–Anti-breast tumor activity of Eclipta extract in-vitro and in-vivo: novel evidence of endoplasmic reticulum specific localization of Hsp60 during apoptosis.
OVARIAN:
–clalbasaponin II induces autophagic and apoptotic cell death in human ovarian cancer cells.
–Constituents of the aerial parts of Eclipta prostrata and their cytotoxicity on human ovarian cancer cells in vitro.
ANTI-METASTATIC EFFECT:
–Antimetastatic effects of Eclipta prostrata extract on oral cancer cells.
ANTI-DIABETIC:
–Antidiabetic effect of Eclipta alba associated with the inhibition of alpha-glucosidase and aldose reductase.
–Antihyperglycemic activity of Eclipta alba leaf on alloxan-induced diabetic rats.
AMELIORATES METABOLIC SYNDROME:
–Ecliptal, a promising natural lead isolated from Eclipta alba modulates adipocyte function and ameliorates metabolic syndrome.
ANTI-AGGRESSIVE EFFECT:
–Evaluation of antiaggressive activity of Eclipta alba in experimental animals.
IMPROVES MEMORY:
–Investigation on the effect of eclipta alba on animal models of learning and memory.
AMELIORATES COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT:
–Eclalbasaponin II Ameliorates the Cognitive Impairment Induced by Cholinergic Blockade in Mice.
–The ethanolic extract of the Eclipta prostrata L. ameliorates the cognitive impairment in mice induced by scopolamine.