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胡蘆巴 Huluba
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Chinese Name |
胡蘆巴 |
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Chinese Pinyin |
Huluba |
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English Name |
Common Fenugreek Seed |
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Latin Pharmaceutical Name |
Trigonellae Semen |
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Category |
Fruits and seeds |
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Origin |
The dried mature seed of Trigonella foenum-graecum L.(Fabaceae) |
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Production Regions |
Primarily produced in the Chinese provinces of Sichuan, Anhui, Henan. |
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Macroscopic Features |
Slightly rhomboid or diamond-shape, 3~5mm long, 2~3mm wide, about 2mm thick. Externally yellowish-brown or reddish-brown, slightly with gray short hairs, both sides each have a deep angled groove, linked at the hilum. Hard texture. Aromatic odor; slightly bitter taste. |
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Quality Requirements |
Superior medicinal material is large, full. |
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Properties |
Bitter; warm |
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Functions |
Supplements kidney yang, dispels cold-damp. Apply to cold hernia, abdominal swelling and fullness, cold-damp beriberi, kidney deficiency and sourness of waist, impotence. |
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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=B00185 |
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