Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Semen Abutili

Latin name:

學名﹕

Malva crispa L (冬葵)

Malva verticillata, L. (冬葵)

Abutilon theophrasti Medic. (苘麻)

Pinyin Pron.

拼音：

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

tokishi

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

tonggyuja

Pron. in Cantonese:

粵音﹕

冬葵子:dung1 kwa4 zi2i

Other Names:

別名﹕

kui chai zi 葵菜子。

Common Name:

英文名﹕

 Chingma Abutilon Seed

Distribution:

產地﹕

tropical and subtropical areas of Asia: from India, Indo-China, southern part of China and the island of Taiwan.

分布在熱帶及 亞熱帶的亞洲地區，從印度、中南半島、中國的華南各省及台灣等地。

Properties

 characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

bitter, cold and with laxative property.

味甘，性寒而 滑。

Channels  meridians) entered:

歸經﹕

large intestine, bladder.

大小腸、膀胱 。

藥理﹕

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

dong kui zi is being used in urinary tract infection, edema, constipation, dysentery, gonorrhea, boils, and cataract.

qing ma zi is being used urinary tract infection and edema.

dong kui zi (Malva crispa L;or  Malva verticillata, L.) and qing ma (Abutilon theophrasti Medic) are 2 different herbs and their functions are different. Do not interchange.

冬葵子具有清熱利濕，解毒，退水；用於治 二便不通，淋病，水腫，婦女乳汁不行，乳房腫痛，赤 白痢疾，淋病澀痛，癰腫目翳等。

茼麻子具清利濕熱、退水功 能。

兩者療效不同，不可混用。

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

Dosage:

用量﹕

0.5 to 2 g.

0.5~2克 。

Samples of formulae

:處方舉例﹕

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

Cautions:

禁忌﹕

Use with caution in cases of pixu (spleen deficient) with loose stool or during pregnancies.

脾虛腸滑者，孕婦慎用。