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枸骨葉 Gouguye
Chinese Name |
枸骨葉 |
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Chinese Pinyin |
Gouguye |
English Name |
Chinese Holly Leaf |
Latin Pharmaceutical Name |
Ilicis Cornutae Folium |
Category |
Leaves
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Origin |
The dried leaves of Ilex cornuta Lindl. ex Paxt.(Aquifoliaceae) |
Production Regions |
Primarily produced in the area throughout the central and lower regions of the Yangtze River. |
Macroscopic Features |
Semi-rectangular or round rectangular, sometimes has a long oval shape, 3~8cm long, 1.5~4cm wide. Tip has 3 relatively large hard thorns, and the one on the apex often curls up; base is flat or wide wedge-shaped, the two sides sometimes each have 1~3 thorns, the edges are slightly curled over. Long oval leaves often have no thorns. Upper surface is yellowish-green or greenish-brown, lustrous, lower surface is grayish-yellow or grayish-green. Leaf veins are pinniform, petioles are relatively short. Leathery, hard and thick. faint odor; slightly bitter taste. |
Quality Requirements |
Superior medicinal material is green and large. |
Properties |
Bitter; cool. |
Functions |
Supplements the liver and kidney, nourishes qi and blood, dispels wind-damp. Apply to tuberculous empsyxis, hemorrhage due to exhausted injury, weakness of waist and knees, wind-damp impediment, traumatic injury. |
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Permanent URL:https://sys01.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/cmed/mmid/detail.php?pid=B00328
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