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刺五加 Ciwujia
Chinese Name |
刺五加 |
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Chinese Pinyin |
Ciwujia |
English Name |
Manyprinckle Acanthopanax |
Latin Pharmaceutical Name |
Acanthopanacis Senticosi Radix et Rhizoma Sue Caulis |
Category |
Roots and rhizomes
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Origin |
The dried root and rhizome or stem of Acanthopanax senticosus (Rupr. et Maxim.) Harms (Araliaceae). |
Production Regions |
Primarily produced in Hebei and northeastern China. |
Macroscopic Features |
Rhizome is irregular knotted cylindrical shape, 1.4~4.2cm diameter; externally grayish-brown, with wrinkles; apex has thin branches with adventitious bud. Root is cylindrical with many branches, often twisted, 3.5~12cm long, 0.3~1.5cm diameter; externally grayish-brown or black-brown, rough, with thin skin; peeling-off position is grayish-yellow. Hard texture; fractured surface is yellowish-white and fibrous. Distinctive aromatic odor; slightly acrid and bitter and astringent taste. |
Quality Requirements |
Superior medicinal material has an intact cortex, a yellowish-white fractured surface, and a potent aroma. |
Properties |
Acrid, slightly bitter; warm. |
Functions |
Boosts qi, fortifies the spleen, supplements the kidney, strengthens the muscles and bones; invigorates blood and veins. Apply to wind-cold and damp impediment, pain of waist and knees, muscle and bone flaccidity, slow movement, body deficiency, traumatic injury, fracture, edema, beriberi, vaginal damp and itch. |
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Permanent URL:https://sys01.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/cmed/mmid/detail.php?pid=B00048
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