Present Day Applications:

現代 應用﹕

There are reports that body builders are using this herb to improve result

through increasing testosterone. This herb may increase the luteinizing

hormone which helps the development of the corpus luteum in the female

and the production of testosterone by the interstitial cells of the testis in

male.  See Caution.

Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Biological name:

拉丁文學名﹕

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音 ﹕

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音 ﹕

Pron. in Cantonese:

粵音﹕

Other Names:

別名 ﹕

yin ji li 硬蒺藜，ji gu zi 蒺骨子， bai ji li 白蒺藜， ji li  蒺藜，

san jiao ding (literally: 3 legged nail) 三腳丁 ，san jiao hu

(litterally 3 legged tiger) 三腳虎 ，san jiao ma zai(literally:

3 legged horse) 三腳馬仔。

Common Name:

外文名﹕

Puncturevine caltrop fruit, nettle fruit, puncture vine fruit, cathead fruit ,

 yellow vine fruit, goathead fruit, and burra gokharu (Indian name).

Distribution:

產地﹕

mainly produced in north eastern, northern part of China and in Qinghai,

Xizang, and along the Yangtze River of China.

產東北﹐華北﹐ 青海﹐西藏和長江流域等地。

Properties

(characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

bitter, acrid, neutral.

苦﹐辛，平。

Channels (meridians) entered:

歸經﹕

liver.

肝經。

藥理﹕

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

Effective for soothing the liver to rid of depressed mood, invigorating blood 

to rid of pain, improving vision, stopping itchiness.

Being used in treatment of： achy loin due to deficiency, spermatorrhea, 

leukorrhea,  headache, dizziness, pink eyes with tears, keratitis, cloudiness 

in cornea, chronic bronchitis with coughing, milk not flowing, itchiness, rash, 

bulging sensatiion in the rib cage, vitiligo, etc

Today, clinical applications include: Atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, 

angina, hypertension, ischemic cerebrovascular disease, Infertility, impotence, 

eye diseases, boils, swelling, tooth sensitivity, various skin diseases.

功效：有平肝解鬱，活血袪風，明目止癢之效。

治：虛勞腰痛 ， 遺精帶下 ， 頭痛 ，眩暈， 目赤多淚 ， 角膜炎，角膜雲翳，

咳逆肺痿 ， 癥結積聚 ， 乳閉不通 ， 皮膚瘙癢 ， 風疹 ， 胸脇脹悶，白癜風 。

臨床用於治療動脈粥樣硬化，冠心病，心絞痛，高血壓，缺血性腦血管病，

不孕証，陽痿，眼疾，癤腫，牙齒過敏，各種皮膚病。 

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

Dosage:

用 量﹕

1. for decoction: 6 to 9 g. 
2. for external use: smash and apply or make into powder and sprinkle into affected parts.

1. 內服：6～9 克。
2. 外用：捣敷或研末撒。

Samples of formulae:

處方 舉例﹕

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

用於免疫性肝炎，腦梗死，胃炎，丙型肝炎可取得一定效果。【1】

Cautions:

禁忌﹕

use care in cases of blood deficient  and/or qixu (qi deficient)  and in cases of pregnancies.

Toxic re-actions:

1. overdose can cause toxic reaction: lack of energy, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, palpitation, rapid respiration, skin purpura. In serious cases it can cause lung edema, and respiration exhaustion. It can also cause high iron content in red cells and result in asphyxiate.

2. There are allergic reaction of skin itchiness, rash and erythema after consuming the herb.

血虛,  氣虛及 孕婦慎服。

1.用量過大:用量 過大 會引起中毒反應，出現乏力﹐頭昏﹐噁心﹐嘔吐﹐心悸﹐氣急﹐皮膚青紫﹐嚴重者出現肺 水腫﹐呼吸衰竭。 亦可產生高鐵血紅蛋白而引起窒息。2.過敏反應:有報道服用白蒺藤後，出現皮膚瘙癢﹐丘疹﹐紅斑。