铁扫帚系豆科胡枝子属植物截叶铁扫帚(Lespedeza cuneata G. Don),又名夜关门、铁扫把、野鸡尾。为治疗肠炎、痢疾、慢性支气管炎、蛇伤等的常用中草药。我区郁南县医院用铁扫帚的制剂在治疗101例重型消化不良及肠炎患者的临床资料中,有效率达93.5%。铁扫帚在抗肠道病菌方面的有效成分及抑菌作用的研究,尚未见报导。现将这方面研究的实验情况介绍如下: 一、有效部分的提取分离铁扫帚的化学成分,根据报导及我们 The iron broom is Lespedeza cuneata G. Don, also known as the night-closed door, iron broom, and pheasant tail. For the treatment of enteritis, dysentery, chronic bronchitis, snakebite and other common Chinese herbs. In the clinical data of 101 cases of severe dyspepsia and enteritis treated with the preparation of iron broom in the hospital of Yunan County in our district, the effective rate was 93.5%. The study on the active ingredients and bacteriostatic effect of iron broom in anti-intestinal bacteria has not been reported yet. The experimental situation in this area is now described as follows: I. Extraction of effective fractions Separation of chemical constituents of iron broom, according to reports and us