Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕	Herba Abri fruticulosi
Botanical name: 學名﹕	Abrus fruticulosus Wall.ex Wight.et.Arn. Abrus cantoniensis
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕
Pron. in Cantonese: 粵音﹕	gai1 gwat1 cou2
Other Names: 別名﹕	huang tou cao 黃頭草, da huang cao大黃草，jia niu gan zi 假牛甘子, hong mu ji cao 紅母雞草，zhu yao cao 豬腰草，huang se cao黃食草, xiao ye long ling cao 小葉龍鱗草
Common Name: 英文名﹕
Distribution: 產地﹕
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕	sweet, slightly bitter, cool. 甘, 微苦，涼。
Channels (meridians) entered:   歸經﹕	liver, stomach. 歸肝, 胃經。
Medical functions: 藥理﹕
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕	for acute viral hepatitis, stomach pain, breast cancer, tuberculosis of lymph glands, bruises and pain from injuries. 清熱解毒，舒肝散瘀。急性傳染性肝炎，胃痛，乳癰，淋巴結核，跌打傷瘀血疼痛。
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕	Whole herb contains: 全草含: L-abrine 相思子鹼(N-甲基色氨酸） Choline 膽鹼 Sterols 甾醇化合物 Flavonoids 黃酮類 Animo acid 氨基酸 sugar 糖類 Abrusosides A, B, C and D
Dosage: 用量﹕	For decoction: 15 to 25 g. Also can be  in pill or powder form. External use: smash and apply to affected areas. 煎湯，15~25克，或入丸, 散。外用：搗敷。
Samples of formulae :處方舉例﹕	For acute hepatitis B ji gu cao soup: Ingredients: ji gu cao 38 g, bai hua she she cao 15 g, chi xiao dou 38 g, lean pork 110 g, sheng jiang   (raw ginger) 3 slices, hong zao 5 pieces, (cut open). Rinse all ingredients. Add water and make into soup.   急性乙型肝炎 雞骨草湯﹕ 原料﹕雞骨草一兩(檢掉種子), 白花蛇舌草 四錢, 赤小豆一兩, 瘦豬肉三兩, 生 薑 三片, 紅 棗五枚切開。各原料以水洗淨。加水燒湯。
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕
Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕	Use care if the body is weak. 虚寒體 弱者慎用。