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Lamprocapnos spectabilis
Plante ornementale d'Asie de l'Est utilisée en médecine traditionnelle chinoise pour la stagnation sanguine, la douleur et la cicatrisation des plaies. L'espèce occidentale Dicentra canadensis a été utilisée par les Amérindiens pour des conditions similaires.
Bleeding Heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) is a toxic East Asian ornamental plant used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for blood stasis, pain, and wound healing, with similar applications in North American indigenous traditions for the related species Dicentra canadensis. Its pharmacological activity is attributed to isoquinoline alkaloids including bicuculline, protopine, and isocorydine, which confer analgesic, antispasmodic, and anti-inflammatory properties but also pose significant toxicity risks at higher doses.
The alkaloid bicuculline acts as a competitive antagonist at GABA-A receptors, leading to central nervous system excitation and potential convulsions at toxic doses. Protopine exhibits antispasmodic effects via calcium channel modulation and weak MAO-A inhibition, while isocorydine contributes to anti-inflammatory activity through COX-2 suppression and NF-κB pathway inhibition. The traditional use for blood stasis may involve vasodilation and improved microcirculation, though these mechanisms are less characterized.
Plante ornementale d'Asie de l'Est utilisée en médecine traditionnelle chinoise pour la stagnation sanguine, la douleur et la cicatrisation des plaies. L'espèce occidentale Dicentra canadensis a été utilisée par les Amérindiens pour des conditions similaires.
Bleeding Heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) is a toxic East Asian ornamental plant used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for blood stasis, pain, and wound healing, with similar applications in North American indigenous traditions for the related species Dicentra canadensis. Its pharmacological activity is attributed to isoquinoline alkaloids including bicuculline, protopine, and isocorydine, which confer analgesic, antispasmodic, and anti-inflammatory properties but also pose significant toxicity risks at higher doses.
The alkaloid bicuculline acts as a competitive antagonist at GABA-A receptors, leading to central nervous system excitation and potential convulsions at toxic doses. Protopine exhibits antispasmodic effects via calcium channel modulation and weak MAO-A inhibition, while isocorydine contributes to anti-inflammatory activity through COX-2 suppression and NF-κB pathway inhibition. The traditional use for blood stasis may involve vasodilation and improved microcirculation, though these mechanisms are less characterized.