Present Day Applications: 現代應用﹕ | There are reports that body builders are using this herb to improve result through increasing testosterone. This herb may increase the luteinizing hormone which helps the development of the corpus luteum in the female and the production of testosterone by the interstitial cells of the testis in the male. See Caution. |
Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | Fructus Tribuli |
Latin botanical name: 拉丁文學名﹕ | Tribulus terrestris Linn. |
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ | baikuchitsuri （白蒺藜） |
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ | paekchillyo （白蒺藜） |
Pron. in Cantonese: 粵音﹕ | ci3 zat6 lai4 |
Other Names: 別名 ﹕ | yin ji li 硬蒺藜﹐ji gu zi 蒺骨子﹐ bai ji li 白蒺藜. ji li 蒺藜 |
Common Name: 英文名﹕ | Puncturevine Caltrop Fruit |
Distribution: 產地﹕ | mainly produced in north eastern, northern part of China and in Qinghai, Xizang, and along the Yangtze River of China. 產東北﹐華北﹐青海﹐西藏和長江流域等地。 |
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ | bitter, acrid, neutral. 苦﹐辛，平。 |
Channels (meridians) entered: 歸經﹕ | liver. 歸肝經。 |
| Medical functions: 藥理﹕ | |
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | Achy loin due to deficiency, spermatorrhea, leukorrhea, headache, dizziness, pink eyes with tears, keratitis, cloudiness in cornea, chronic bronchitis with coughing, milk not flowing, itchiness, rash, vitiligo, etc. 虛 勞 腰 痛 ， 遺 精 帶 下 ， 頭 痛 ，眩暈， 目 赤 多 淚 ， 角膜炎，角膜雲翳， 咳 逆 肺 痿 ， 癥 結 積 聚 ， 乳 閉 不 通 ， 皮 膚 瘙 癢 ， 風 疹 ， 白 癜 風 。 |
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ | 含甾体皂甙，其皂甙元為薯蓣皂甙元（diosgenin） ﹐鲁期可皂甙元（ruscogenin） ﹐海可皂甙元（hecogenin） ﹐吉托皂甙元（gitoogenin） 等，另含蒺藜甙（tribuloside） ﹐山柰酚-3-芸香糖甙（kaempferol-3-rutinoside） ﹐紫云英甙（astragalin） ﹐肉葉芸香鹼（harmine）等。 |
Dosage: 用量﹕ | - for decoction: 6 to 9 g.
- for external use: smash and apply or make into powder and sprinkle into affected parts.
- 內服：6～9 克。
- 外用：捣敷或研末撒。
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Samples of formulae :處方舉例﹕ | |
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ | |
Cautions: 禁忌﹕ | use care in cases of blood deficient and/or qixu (qi deficient) and in cases of pregnancies. Toxic re-actions: 1. overdose can cause toxic reaction: lack of energy, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, palpitation, rapid respiration, skin purpura. In serious cases it can cause lung edema, and respiration exhaustion. It can also cause high iron content in red cells and result in asphyxiate. 2. There are allergic reaction of skin itchiness, rash and erythema after consuming the herb. 血虛, 氣虛及 孕婦慎服。 1.用量過大:用量 過大會引起中毒反應，出現乏力﹐頭昏﹐噁心﹐嘔吐﹐心悸﹐氣急﹐皮膚青紫﹐嚴重者出現肺 水腫﹐呼吸衰竭。 亦可產生高鐵血紅蛋白而引起窒息。2.過敏反應:有報道服用白蒺藤後，出現皮膚瘙癢﹐丘疹﹐紅斑。 |