ba yue za 八月紮; yu zhi zi 預知子
(in English and Chinese 中英文)
Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | Fructus Akebiae |
Botanical name: 學名﹕ | Akebia quinata(Thunb.)Decne.(三葉木通) A.trifoliata (Thunb.) koidz.﹐ (白木通) A.trifoliata (Thunb.) Koidz.var. |
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ | wachi gatsu satsu |
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ | |
粵音﹕ | baat3 jyut6 zaat3 |
Other Names: 別名 ﹕ | yu zhi zi, ba yue za, ye xiang jiao 預 知 子 ﹐ 八月炸、八月札、野香蕉。 |
Common Name: 英文名﹕ | Akebia Fruit |
Distribution: 產地﹕ | Hebei, Henan, Shanxi, Shandong, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Guangdong, Shaanxi, Gansu, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan. 分 佈 於 河 北﹐ 河南﹐ 山西﹐ 山 東 ﹐ 安 徽 ﹐ 浙江﹐ 江西﹐ 湖南﹐ 湖 北﹐ 廣 東 ﹐ 陝 西 ﹐ 甘 肅 ﹐ 雲 南 ﹐ 貴 州 ﹐ 四川等省。 |
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ | slightly cold, bitter. 性微寒，味苦。 |
Channels (meridians) entered:
歸經﹕ | Liver, stomach. 肝，胃。 |
| Medical functions: 藥理﹕
| diuretic, anti-inflammation, anti-cancer effect/ 利尿、消炎及抗腫瘤作用。 |
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | red urine and difficulty in urination, gonorrhea, edema, warm and discomfort in chest area, painful throat, achy body, amenorrhea, mother's milk not flowing smoothly. 疏肝理气，散结止痛。用於小便赤澀﹐ 淋濁﹐ 水腫﹐ 胸中煩熱﹐ 喉痹咽痛﹐ 遍身 |
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ | Stems contain stigmasterol. Roots contain saponins （akebin）A、B、C、D、E、F、G, which after hydrolysis oleanolic acid, glucose and rhamnose were obtained. The herb also contain glycerin stearate, and linolenic acid glyceride 莖含豆甾醇等。根含 木 通皂甙（akebin）A、B、C、D、E、F、G，水解後得齊墩果酸及葡萄糖、鼠李糖。 另含油酸甘油酯、亞麻酸甘油酯等。 |
Dosage: 用量﹕ | 3 to 9 g. 3 ~ 9 克。 |
Samples of formulae: 處方舉例﹕ |
For treatment of lymph node tuberculosis: ba yue za,
jin yin zi,
hai jin sha root 120 g each, tian kui zi 240 g. Make into decoction with
water. Drink in 3 days. (source: Chinese Herb Manual) For treatment of gastro-intestine flatulence: ba yue za root or fruit 30 g. Boil with water. Use as tea. (Commonly Used herb of Zhejiang People)
治淋巴結核：八月札、金櫻子、海金砂根各四兩，天葵子八兩。煎湯分三天服。(蘇醫《中草藥手冊》) .治胃腸脹悶：三葉木通根或果一兩，水煎服。(《浙江民間常用草藥》) |
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ | |
Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕ | We have not found that any historical clinical record that mentioned toxicity of the herb. Use with care during pregnancy. 没見到歷代臨床有毒性之記載。 孕婦慎服. |