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檳榔 Binglang
Chinese Name |
檳榔 |
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Chinese Pinyin |
Binglang |
English Name |
Betelnutpalm Seed |
Latin Pharmaceutical Name |
Arecae Semen |
Category |
Fruits and seeds
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Origin |
The dried mature seed of Areca catechu L. (Arecaceae) |
Production Regions |
Primarily produced in Chinese provinces of Hainan, Yunnan, Guangdong, Fujian. |
Macroscopic Features |
Flat spherical or conical, 1.5~3cm tall, 2~3cm diameter of base; externally pale yellowish-brown or yellowish-brown, rough with pale color, reticular indented lines and some with silver spotted inner fruit skin. Center of the base has an indented hollow micropyle, surrounded with pale scar-like hilum. Hard texture, longitudinal cut surface has brown seed coat curved inward on the edge, crossed with milky white endosperm forming marble-like markings. Base micropyle has small embryo at inner side, brown, dry, without wrinkles. faint odor; taste astringent and slightly bitter. |
Quality Requirements |
Superior medicinal material is large, firm, heavy, unbroken. |
Properties |
Bitter, acrid; warm. |
Functions |
Kills worms, disperses accumulations, downbears qi, moves water, interrupts malaria. Worm stasis, food stasis, abdominal swelling pain, tenesmus, beriberi, edema, malaria. |
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Technical Terms |
'Bing lang markings’: Also called ‘areca-markings’, this refers to a pattern of alternating deep and light colors on the surface or fractured surface of medicinal materials. It appears similar to the pattern seen on the fractured surface of bing lang, and is also called ‘marbled pattern’. |
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Permanent URL:https://sys01.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/cmed/mmid/detail.php?pid=B00158
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