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
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，san
jiao ding (literally: 3 legged nail) 三腳丁
，san jiao hu (litterally 3 legged tiger) 三腳虎
，san jiao ma zai (literally: 3 legged horse)
三腳馬仔。 |
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.
肝經。 |
| Medical functions: 藥理﹕ | |
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | Effective for soothing the liver to rid of depressed mood, invigerating blood to rid of pain, improving vision, stopping itchiness. Being used in treatment of： 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, bulging sensatiion in the rib cage, vitiligo, etc. 功效：有平肝解鬱，活血袪風，明目止癢之效。 治：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 ， 胸脇脹悶，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。 |