Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕	Rhizoma Cibotii Barometz
Botanical name: 學名﹕	Cibotium barometz (Linn.) J. Sm.
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕	kuseki
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕	kuch'ok
Pron. in Cantonese: 粵音﹕	gau2 zik3
Other Names: 別名﹕	jin mao gou ji,  金 毛 狗 脊
Common Name: 英文名﹕	chain fern rhizome, cibota, cibotum
Distribution: 產地﹕	Fujian, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang 福 建 ﹐ 四 川 ﹐  雲  南 ﹐  浙 江 。
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕	bitter, sweet, warm. 苦 ﹐ 甘 ﹐  溫 。
Channels (meridians) entered:   歸經﹕	kidney, liver. 腎 ﹐ 肝 。
Medical functions: 藥理﹕
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕	achy loin and knees due to liver and shenxu (kidney deficient) rheumatoid arthritis due to liver and shenxu (kidney deficient)   loss of bladder control (gatism)   腎虛肝不足﹐ 腰膝痠痛。 腎虛肝不足﹐ 濕痺痛。 腎虛肝不足﹐ 小 便 失 禁 。
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕
Dosage: 用量﹕	4.5 - 9 g in decoction. 4.5 ~ 9 克 。 煎服。
Samples of formulae :處方舉例﹕	achy loin and knees due to liver and shenxu (kidney deficient) : combine with tu xi zi, niu xi, du zhong etc. rheumatoid arthritis due to liver and shenxu (kidney deficient)  : combine with gui zhi, qin jiu, hai feng teng, niu xi etc.   腎虛肝不足 腰膝痠痛，常與菟絲子、牛膝、杜仲等品配伍。 腎虛肝不足 風濕痺痛,  常與桂枝、秦艽、海風藤、牛膝等配伍應用。
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕
Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕	not to use in cases of difficulty in urination or heat from yinxu (yin deficient) 小 便 不 利 ﹐ 或 陰虛 有 熱 者 禁忌 用 。