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韭菜子 Jiucaizi
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Chinese Name |
韭菜子 |
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Chinese Pinyin |
Jiucaizi |
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English Name |
Tuber Onion Seed |
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Latin Pharmaceutical Name |
Allii Tuberosi Semen |
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Category |
Fruits and seeds |
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Origin |
The dried mature seed of Allium tuberosum Rottl.(Liliaceae) |
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Production Regions |
Primarily produced in the Chinese provinces of Zhejiang, Fujian, Hubei, Anhui, Jiangxi, Guangdong. |
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Macroscopic Features |
Flat oval or semi-oval shape, 2~4mm long, 1.5~3mm wide, externally black, one side is raised, rough, with thin and dense reticular wrinkles; another side has slightly indented, indistinct wrinkles; apex is blunt, base is slightly pointed, one raised spotted hilum is present. Hard texture, distinctive odor; slightly acrid taste. |
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Quality Requirements |
Superior medicinal material has black color, full seed, without foreign matter. |
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Properties |
Acrid, sweet; warm |
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Functions |
Warms and supplements the liver and kidney, invigorates yang, secures essence, warms waist and knees. Apply to impotence, spermatorrhea, sour pain of waist and knees, enuresis, frequent urination, gonorrhea leucorrhea. |
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 Medicinal Plant Images Database
Chinese Medicine Specimen Database
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Permanent URL：https://sys01.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/cmed/mmid/detail.php?pid=B00187 |
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