Present Day Appication: 現 代 應 用 ﹕	miscarriage with bleeding. treatment of soft tissue injuries   治療先兆性 流產。 治療軟組織損傷。
Pharmaceutical Name: 英文藥名﹕	Dipsaci Radix
Botanical name: 學名﹕	Dipsacus asperoides, C. Y.Cheng et TM Ai
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕	zokudan
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕	sokdan
Pron. in Cantonese: 粵音﹕	zuk6  dyun6
Other Names: 別名﹕	liu han 六汗, chuan duan 川斷。
Common Name: 英文名﹕	dipsacus
Distribution: 產地﹕	middle and southern parts of China. 分 佈 華中﹐華南等地。
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕	bitter, acrid, slightly warm. 味苦、辛，性微溫。
Channels (meridians) entered:   歸經﹕	liver, kidneys. 入肝、腎二經。
Medical functions: 藥理﹕	inhibits and reverse osteoporosis, promotes healing of injured bones alleviates the contraction of the uterus, thus calming the fetus improves immune system inhibits diplococcus pneumoniae protects from lacking of vitamin E kills Trichomoniasis helps uterus to grow and develop: helped the uteri of mice to continue to grow and devlop after removal of their ovaries.   抗骨 質 疏鬆作用:  川續斷 水煎液對去卵巢大鼠之骨 質疏鬆,可以使之逆轉。 促進骨損 傷 愈合  對子宫的作用﹕對在體 子宫的作用：，降低其收缩幅度和張力；安胎作用。 对免疫功能的影响  川续断水煎液能提高小鼠缺氧能力，延長小鼠负重游泳持 續 時間，促進小鼠巨噬细胞的吞噬功能。 對肺炎雙球菌有抑制作用 抗维生素E缺乏症， 殺滅阴道毛滴虫（ 濃 度 為 0.4mg/ml）的作用﹐ 促進子宮發育﹕促進去卵巢小鼠子宮生長發育。
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕	For: chronic pain in loin and knees due to shenxu (kidney deficient), physical injuries, heavy bleeding during menses, pain during menses, heavy vaginal bleeding (not during menses), abdomen pain, vaginal discharge, hemorrhoids.  腎虛腰膝痠痛﹐跌打損傷，四肢腫痛﹐月經過多﹐月經痛﹐崩漏﹐腹痛﹐帶下﹐遺精﹐ 癰痔腫毒。
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕	1. [hederagenin][1], Akebia saponin D[2], [3-O-{4-O-acetyl}-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-hederagenin-28-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-{1-->}-beta-D-glucopyranoside], [3-O-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-oleanolic acid 28-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl -(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranoside][3], [3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl (1-->3-alpha--L-rhamnopyranosyl (1 -- >2 -) alpha-L-arabinopyranosylhederagenin28-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl (1 -->6)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester], [3-O-alpha--rhamnopyranosyl (1-->3) -beta-D-glucopyranosyl (1-->3)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl )1 --> 2)-alpha-L-rabinopyranosyl hederagenin28-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl (1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester][4],  [3-O-[beta-D-xylopyranosyl (1-->4)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl (1-->4) ] [alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl (1-->3)]-beta-D-glucopyranosyl (1--3)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl (1--2)-alpha-arabinopyranosyl-hederagenin], [28-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester][5], [3-O-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl (1--4][alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl (1-->3)]-beta-D-glucopyranosyl (1-->3)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl (1-->2)-arabinopyranosyl-hederagenin], [28-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl (1-->6) -beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester], [3-O-[beta-D-xylopyranosyl (1-->4)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl (1-->4)][alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl (1-->3)]-beta-D-glucopyranosyl (1-->3)-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl (1-->2-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosoyl-oleanolic acid 28-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl (1-6) beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester][6], (asperosaponin A, C, E, F, G, H1, H2)[9]. [Dipsacus japonocus] 2. Ethylproprionate, 2-Methyl-3-propyl-trans-oxirane, Toluene, Diisobutyl ether, alpha-Pinene, beta-Pinene, 2, 4-Dimethyl-2, 3-heptadien-5-yne, Phenol, 1, 3, 3, -trimethyl-2-oxabicyclo octane, 1-methyl-4-(1-methylethemyl)-(S)-cyclohexene, 2-methyl-phenol, 3-methyl-phenol, 4-methyl-phenol,1, 2-dimethoxyl-benzene, 2, 4-dimethyl-phenol, Naphthalene, 4-methyl-l-(1-methyl ethyl)-(R)-3-cyclohexen-1-ol, 4-ethyl-1, 3-benzenediol, a, a, 4-trimethyl-3-cyclohexene-1-methano14-deceylresorcinol, 3-ethyl-5-methyl-phenol, 2, ethyl-04-methyl-phenol, 4ethyl-2-methoxy-phenol, 4-allyl-2-methoxy-phenol, 4-Cyclopentene-1, 3-dione 4-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)-, Bicyclo2 2 oct -2-ene, 2'-Hydroxy-4'-methoxyacetophenone, Dibenzofuran, 2, 6-bis (1, 1-dimethyl ethyl}-4-methyl-phenol, 2, 4, 6-tri-t-butyl-phenol, 9H-fluorene, 3-ethyl-tridecane, Carvotanecaneton, Heptadecane, PHenanthrene, 6, 9-Octadecadoumpoc acod ,etju; ester, 8, 13---Epoxy-5beta, 8beta, 9beta, H, 10alpha-labd-14-ene, 3, 7, 11-trimethyl-14-(1-methyl ethyl)-S-(E, A, E, E)-1, 3, 6, 10-cyclotertxadecatetraene, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 9, 10, 10A-octahydro-1, 1, 4A -trimethyl-7-(1-methyl ethyl )-, (4AS transe)-phenanthrene, (Z,.Z)-9, 12-octadecadienoic acid, N-phenyl-2-naphthalenamine[11]. 3. [gentianine][12], [beta-sitosterol], [daucosterol][13].
Dosage: 用量﹕	10  to 20 g, Concentrated extract: 0.5 to 2 g. 10～20克；濃縮中藥：0.5～2 克.
Samples of formulae :處方舉例﹕
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕
Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕	Use the herb carefully in cases of yinxu (yin deficient)  with deficient Fire  There are reports  mentioning that some patients had developed rash and itchiness.   陰虛 虛火.旺者慎服。 个別人服後會出現過敏反應﹐表現為皮疹﹐風團﹐瘙痒 。