Chinese Medicine Specimen Database

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補骨脂 Malaytea Scurfpea Fruit Bu Gu Zhi

ID: D00556

Pharmaceutical Name:
Fructus Psoraleae

Latin name:
Psoralea corylifolia L.

Location: 6

Chinese Name

補骨脂

Chinese Pinyin

Bu Gu Zhi

English Name

Malaytea Scurfpea Fruit

Family

Fabaceae/Leguminosae

Taste

acrid and slightly bitter

Odour

slightly fragrant

Clinical Indications

1. Diarrhoea due to poor health
2. Enuresis in old men
3. Urinary frequency
4. Seminal emissions, impotence
5. Vitiligo, psoriasis, tinea capitis, corns (external use)

Display Category

Commonly Used TCM

Function Category

Tonics

Medicine Category

Plant

Source

Eu Yan Sang (HK) Ltd.

Link to

Chinese Medicinal Material Images Database

Medicinal Plant Images Database

Phytochemical Image Database

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