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tu si zi
菟絲子
by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu
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Pharmaceutical name: |
Semen Cuscutae Chinensis |
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Latin
botanical name: |
Cuscuta chinensis Lam., also C.
japonica Choisy |
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Pron. in
Japanese: |
toshishi |
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Pron. in
Korean: |
tosacha |
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Pron. in
Cantonese: |
to si ji |
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Common Name: |
cuscuta |
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Distribution: |
Jiangsu, Liaoning, Jiling, Hebei,
shandong, Henan |
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Properties
(characteristics) |
acrid, sweet, neutral
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Channels (meridians) entered: 歸經 |
kidney, liver
肝，腎 |
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Actions & Indications:
主治: |
tonifies kidneys, liver and spleen,
improve yin; for shenyangxu,
pixu, calming fetus, for habitual
miscarriage.
口苦躁渴，陽痿，遺精，血尿，小便淋瀝，大便溏薄，神經衰弱，習慣性流產。
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Medical
Function: |
to be loaded |
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Chemical ingredients: |
to be loaded |
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Dosage: |
9 to 15 g. |
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Samples of formulae: |
wu zi yan zong wan
五子衍宗丸
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Modern
Research: |
to be loaded |
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Cautions: |
not to use in blood deficient and
yinxu with fire.
血虛及火熱者忌服。
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中國時報 第39版 2000.3.15(三)
鑑定試驗方法：取本品少量，加準水適量浸泡，浸泡呈黃色，其種子表面可見透明的半粘液，用用捻有粘滑感。煮之易破裂，破裂後露出白色卷旋狀﹐形如吐絲。此才是真品菟絲子。
偽品是用「茛菪子」混充使用。按茛菪子屬茄科植物茛菪的乾燥成熟種子偽充菟絲子。該品性狀如卵圖形或略象腎形﹐稍有扁平，臍點處突出。面灰黃色或棕黃色，種皮粗糙，具細密隆起的紋路。無臭味微辛。
鑑驗方法同上，取種子少量泡在水中不變色，
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現代醫藥詞典