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mi hou tao (kiwi) 獼猴桃

Edited by: Joe Hing kwok Chu

Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名 ﹕

Fructus Actinidiae sinensis

Botanical name:

學名﹕

Actinidia sinensis Planchon

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

onimatatabi (鬼木天蓼), kiuifurutsu (kiwi fruit)

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

kiwi[1]

Pron. in Cantonese:

粵音﹕

mei4 hau4 tou4

Other Names:

別名﹕

teng li 藤梨, commercial name: qi yi guo (sound translation of kiwi)

Common Name:

英文名﹕

kiwi fruit [1], Chinese gooseberry.

Distribution:

產地﹕

It is native to China. Now New Zealand is also a big producer.

原産中國，現紐西蘭有大量商業性生産。

Properties

characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

Fruit: sweet, sour, cold

Root: bitter, tart, cold.

果 ﹕ 甘, 酸, 寒

獼猴桃根 (藤梨根) : 味苦涩，性寒

Channels meridians) entered:

歸經﹕

stomach, kidney

入胃, 腎經

Medical functions:

藥理﹕

Lowers cholesterol and triglycerides. Inhibits the production of nitrites, a cancer causing substance.

降低胆固醇及甘油三酯，抑制致癌物質亞硝酸鹽的產生

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

Prevents or assists in treating hypertension, high lipids, hepatitis,

coronary diseases, stones in the urinary tract.

Being used in heat and thirsty feeling (early stage of diabetes); j

aundice and lack of appetite; stomach cancer, cancer of the

mammary glands; HIV infection.

The root possesses diuretic effect, pain inhibiting effect. It is being

used in impact injuries, swelling, edema, acute hepatitis, rheumatoid

arthritis, as lactagogues (promoting the flow of breast milk).

Leaves: washed and with added alcohol, smashed is being used in

mammary gland inflammation.

解熱止渴，通淋。對高血壓, 高血脂, 肝炎, 冠心病, 尿道結石有預防和
輔助治療作用。用來治療煩熱消渴，納呆黃疸，胃癌, 乳腺癌，艾滋病毒感染。
獼猴桃根 (藤梨根) ，味苦澀，性寒，具有清熱解毒, 活血消腫, 祛風利濕的作用。
適於跌打損傷, 癤腫, 水腫, 急性肝炎, 風濕性關節炎, 肺結核, 乳汁不下等。
獼猴桃葉洗淨，加酒精, 紅糖搗爛熱外敷，可治乳腺炎。

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

鲜果含：	Fresh Fruit contain:
3-甲基-2-丁酮	3-methyl-2-butanone
3-羟基-2-丁酮	3-hydroxy-2-butanone
(E)-2-己烯醛	(E)-2-hexenal
3-羟基丁酸乙酯	ethyl 3-hydroxybutyrate
苯乙醇	phenyl ethyl alcohol
α-松油醇	α-terpineol
香葉醇	geraniol.

Dosage:

用量﹕

root dosage: 15 to 39 g.

猕猴桃根 15 ~ 39 g.

Samples of formulae:

處方舉例﹕

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

See this.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=2402139&dopt=Abstract

Toxicity & Cautions:

毒素與禁忌﹕

Use care in cases of spleen deficient

Not suitable for those with:

diarrhea or loose stool.

in cases of sign of miscarriage

during pregnancy.

heavy bleeding during menses
frequent urination

脾虛者應慎食；大便溏瀉者不宜食用。先兆性流產, 月經過多和尿頻者忌食。

[1] The name kiwi was created in New Zealand for commercial purposes.

註：奇異果（kiwi) 之名是紐西蘭人為了方便推銷而創的。

Today, most commercial growers in the world use a new growth stimulate, forchlorfenuron on grapes and kiwi fruits.

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