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Pharmaceutical name:

Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae

Latin botanical name:

Smilax glabra Roxb. also see Smilax china. L (ba qi 菝葜 )

Pron. in Japanese:

do bukuryo

Pron. in Korean:

t'obongnyong

Other Names:

xian yi gen 仙 遗根, guo gang long  过岗龙, hong tu ling  红土苓

Pron. in Cantonese:

to fook ling

Common Name:

glabrous greebrier rhizome, smilax

Distribution:

分佈﹕

Yangtse River valley and all of the sourthern provinces of China.

長江流域南部各省皆有 有分佈。

Other Chinese Names:

1. shan gui lai 山歸來,

2. tu fu 土茯,

3. di fu ling 地茯苓,

4. shan yu liang  山餘糧,

5. ling fan tuan  苓飯團,

6. shan di shu 山地薯 ,

7. cai yu yu liang 草禹餘糧,

8. ci zhu ling 刺豬苓。

Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕

sweet, bland, cool and non-toxic.

味甘﹐淡，性涼無毒。

Channels (meridians) entered:

歸經﹕

stomach and kidney channels.

入肝與胃經。

Actions & Indications:

　For clearing heat, eliminates dampness, rid of toxin. Used in skin ulcer, joint pain due to dampness and heat, secondary problems in syphilis, rashes, turbid urine due to damp heat toxin, leptospirosis, acute dysentery, acute or chronic inflammation of kidneys, mercury toxin, psoriasis, and fungal infection.

有清熱解毒﹐利 濕止 癢﹐ 通絡的功能。用於濕熱瘡毒﹐濕疹﹐惡瘡潰瀾腫毒﹐ 梅毒﹐筋骨拘攣疼痛﹐屈伸不利﹐熱淋尿赤澀痛等。可用於鉤 端螺旋體病﹐ 急性下痢﹐急慢性腎炎﹐汞中毒﹐銀 屑病, 黴菌感染。

Medical Function:

to be loaded

Chemical ingredients:

Isoastilbin, 5, 7, 3', 5'-tetrahydroxyl-flavanonol-3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside

Dosage:

for concoction: 15g to 30 g per day.

for external use: make into powder.

內服入煎劑15～30克 。外用：研末調敷。

Samples of formulae:

Interstitial cystitis ﹐ psoriasis

Present applications:

chronic atrophic gastritis, thrombocytopebnic

purpura, phlebitis, gonnorhea, urinary tract

infections, non-infection type of urinary tract syndrome, painful menses, fibroids in the ovaries, skin disease of babies.

慢性萎縮性胃炎 ﹐血小板減少性紫瘢﹐

血栓性靜脈炎﹐ 淋病﹐泌尿系統感染﹐

非感染性尿道綜 合症﹐經痛﹐卵巢囊腫﹐

小兒皮膚病。

Cautions:

Use caution  in cases of liver and kidney deficiency. Do not take with tea.　肝腎陰虧者慎服。服 藥期間避免喝茶。