Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Fructus fici, Folium fici.

Botanical name:

拉丁生物學名﹕

Ficus carica L.

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

ichijiku, chitsutomo

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

muhwagwa

Pron. in Cantonese::

粵音﹕

mou4 faa1 gwo2

Other Names:

別名﹕

Common Name:

英文名﹕

fig

Distribution:

產地﹕

Originated from south western part of Asia. Now they are also grown in most part of China

原産於亞洲西南地區。現在中國各地均有生産。

Properties

(characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

sweet, cool.

甘，凉。

Channels (meridians) entered:

歸經﹕

lung, spleen, stomach.

肺 ，脾，胃。

Medical functions:

藥理﹕

See: http://scialert.net/fulltext/?doi=rjmp.2011.246.253&org=10

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

Fruit: being used in heat in lung with coarse voice, dry coughs, constipation, weak digestion, hemorrhoids, prolapse of rectum.

Leaves: being used in diabetes, tumors.

果用於：肺熱聲嘶，乾咳，便秘，消化不良，痔瘡，脫肛。

葉用於：糖尿病，癌腫。

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

Daly Dosage:

每日用量﹕

Samples of formulae:

處方舉例﹕

For pylorus cancer: use wu hua guo (figs) to make into decoction. Take orally 3 times per day.

無花果不拘量，水煎內服，每日三次，可治胃幽門癌。《常氏方》

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

liver protective effect: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2792510/

無花果之陰乾樹葉石油醚提取物對大鼠有保肝作用。請按此聯線。（英文報導）。

Toxicity & Cautions:

毒素與禁忌﹕

When taken leaf decoction, avoid direct sunlight. Not to use in cases of pixu (spleen deficient) with loose stool. Long term taking this fruit may suppress appetite.

脾虛便溏者不宜吃無花果。服用葉煎剤期間，不宜直接晒太陽以免晒黑皮膚。 長期食用無花果可能導致食慾减退。