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榧子 Feizi
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Chinese Name |
榧子 |
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Chinese Pinyin |
Feizi |
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English Name |
Grand Torreya |
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Latin Pharmaceutical Name |
Torreyae Semen |
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Category |
Fruits and seeds |
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Origin |
The dried mature seed of Torreya grandis Fort.(Taxaceae). |
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Production Regions |
Primarily produced in the Chinese provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui. |
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Macroscopic Features |
Seed is oval shaped, 2~4cm long; externally grayish-yellow or pale yellowish-brown, with longitudinal wrinkles, one end is blunt and round with one oval scar, pale colored, one projection on each side of this end; the other end is slightly pointy, outer shell is hard and brittle. After being cut, the inside is reddish-brown with pitted lines. Kernel is oval wrinkled and firm; externally has grayish-brown wrinkled membrane, endosperm is white or yellowish-white and oily. faintly aromatic odor; slightly sweet taste. |
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Quality Requirements |
Superior medicinal material is large, with thin shell, yellowish-white kernel, no diffusion of oil or crushed. |
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Properties |
Sweet; Neutral |
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Functions |
Kills worms, disperses accumulations, moistens dryness. Apply to abdominal pain due to worm distention, retarded growth in infants due to malnutritional deficiencies, xeropulmonary cough, constipation, hemorrhoids. |
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 Medicinal Plant Images Database
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Permanent URL：https://sys01.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/cmed/mmid/detail.php?pid=B00175 |
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