Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | Semen Croton Tigilii |
Botanical name: 學名﹕ | Croton tiglium L. |
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ | hazu |
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ | padu |
Pron. in Cantonese: 粵音﹕ | pa tou |
Other Names: 別名﹕ | jiang zi, gang zi, ba dou rou |
Common Name: 英文名﹕ | croton seed |
Distribution: 產地﹕ | Sichuan, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou |
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ | seed: acrid, hot, very toxic root and leaves: acrid, warm, toxic 種子：辛，熱；有大毒。 根、葉：辛、溫，有毒。 |
Channels (meridians) entered: 歸經﹕ | stomach, large intestine, lung 肺﹐大腸﹐胃 |
| Medical functions: 藥理﹕ | |
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | - as laxative for constipation, distention, abdominal fullness and pain, caused by extreme coldness of bowels
- for ascites
- for clogged phlegm
- for topical uses for abscesses and ulcers, to speed up ulceration of abscesses
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Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ | | Phorbol esters is the main ingredient of the resin | 巴豆醇酯是巴豆樹脂中的主要成分 | | Seed contains: | 種子含: | | Protein 18% | 蛋白質18% | Crotin | 巴豆毒素 | Crotonoside | 巴豆甙 | | Alkaloids | 生物鹼 | | β-sitosterol | β-谷甾醇 | | Croton oil 34～57% | 巴豆油34～57% | |
| Among the oil: | 其中含: | Glyceride | 甘油酯， | Phorbol diester 4％ | 巴豆醇一12，13一二酯（其量約佔巴豆油的4％ | Phorbol triester 4% | 巴豆醇三酯（經酸性轉酯反應可轉變成巴豆醇一12，13一二酯，其量亦約佔巴豆油的4％ | |
| Crotonic acid | 巴豆油酸 | | Stearic acid 0.3% | 硬脂酸 | | Tiglic acid | 巴豆酸 | | Palmitic acid 0.9% | 棕櫚酸 0.9% | | Acetic acid 0.6% | 醋酸 0.6% | | Oleic aid 37.0% | 油酸 37.0% | | Linoleic acid 19.0% | 亞油酸 19.0% | | Arachidic acid 1.5% | 花生酸 1.5% | | Myristic acid 7.5% | 肉豆蔻酸 7.5% | | Formic acid 0.8% | 甲酸 (蟻酸) 0.8% | | Butyric acid | 丁酸 | | Lauric acid | 月桂酸 | | Valeric acid | 戊酸 | |
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Dosage: 用量﹕ | internal use: 0.15 to 0.3 , rid of skin and press out oil (ba dou shuang), make into pills, or powder form. external use: appropriate amount. Grind into powder or smash into pulp and wrap with gauze on affected parts. Roots: 3 to 9 g .Leaves: appropriate amount. Boil with water for washing the affected parts. 用量種子0.15～0.3克，內服去種皮榨去油(巴豆霜)，配入丸、散劑，外用適量，研末塗或搗爛以紗布包搽患處。 根3～9克；葉外用適量，煎水洗患處 |
Samples of formulae :處方舉例﹕ | |
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ | |
Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕ | This herb is very toxic and should be used with extreme care. Not to use in cases of pregnancy or in weak patients. Do not use with quan niu zi. 種子有大毒。须小心應用。有毒，體弱和孕婦忌服。不能與牽牛子同用。 |