Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Cacumen Biotae Orientalis

Botanical name:

學名﹕

1. Biota orientalis (L.) Engl.

2. Platycladus stricta (Spach.),

3. Platycladus orientalis ((L.)Franco.)

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

konodegashiwa

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

chu'ukpaekyop

Pron. in Cantonese:

粵音﹕

baak3  jip6

Other Names:

別 名﹕

Common Name:

英文名﹕

biota leaves, leafy twig of arborvitae

Distribution:

產地﹕

throughout China

Properties

(characteristics)﹕

性 味﹕

bitter, tart and slightly cold.

味苦，澀，性微寒。

Channels (meridians) entered:

歸經﹕

heart, liver, large intestine

心﹐ 肝﹐ 大腸。

Medical functions:

藥理﹕

Stops bleeding, harmonizing blood, inhibits cough, anti-bacteria, anti-inflammation.

The seed is laxative, capable of easing pain and sedative. It is used in decoction in palpitations, insomnia, nervous disorders and constipation in the seniors.
 

止血 ，和血 ，鎮咳，抗菌，消炎。

柏子仁用于止痛﹐鎮靜﹐緩瀉劑。 煎湯治心陣跳﹐失眠﹐神經緊張﹐與老人便秘﹐

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

Actions & Indications:

1. bleeding: vomiting blood, nose bleeding, diarrhea with blood, urine with blood, vagina bleeding not during menses

2. chronic bronchitis

3. heat type of cough, dry cough

4. bark and roots being used externally for burn or scalding

5. for alopecia, use tincture made from fresh ce bo ye.

主治﹕

1. 各種出血﹕吐血，衄 血，血 痢，便血，尿血，崩漏﹔

2. 慢性氣管炎，

3. 熱咳，燥咳﹐

4. 外用燙火傷。

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

Dosage:

用量﹕

10 to 20 g. Concentrated extract: 0.5 to 2 g.

10～20克；濃縮中藥 ：0.5～2克 。

Samples of formulae:處方舉例﹕

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

Toxicity & Cautions:

毒素與禁忌﹕

long term ingestion  or  large doses can cause dizziness, nausea, and /or vomiting.

大劑量或長期服用可致眩暈﹐惡心﹐或嘔吐。