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tu si zi   菟絲子

by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu

 
Pharmaceutical name: Semen Cuscutae Chinensis
Latin botanical name: Cuscuta chinensis Lam., also C. japonica Choisy
Pron. in Japanese: toshishi
Pron. in Korean: tosacha
Pron. in Cantonese: to si ji
Common Name: cuscuta
Distribution: Jiangsu, Liaoning, Jiling, Hebei, shandong, Henan
Properties (characteristics) acrid, sweet, neutral
Channels (meridians) entered:

歸經

kidney, liver

肝,腎

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。

Medical Function: to be loaded
Chemical ingredients: to be loaded
Dosage: 9 to 15 g.
Samples of formulae:

wu zi yan zong wan 五子衍宗丸

 
Modern Research: to be loaded
Cautions: not to use in blood deficient and yinxu with fire.

血虛及火熱者服。

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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