Latin botanical name: 拉丁文學名﹕	Durio zibethinus Murray
Pron. in Cantonese: 粵音﹕	lau lin
Common Name: 英文名﹕	durian
Distribution: 產地﹕	Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Northern Australia
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕	甜﹐刺激性﹐燥﹐有小毒。 sweet, pungent, hot and mildly toxic
Channels (meridians) entered:   歸經﹕	kidney 腎
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕	Besides eaten as a snack, it is also being used as Tonic for deficiency, for cold type of body. Rid of cold phlegm. Expels intestine worms Decoction of the leaves and roots is used as antipyretic The leaf juice is applied on the head of a fever patient. The leaves are employed in medicinal baths for people with jaundice. Decoctions of the leaves and fruits are applied to swellings and skin diseases. The ash of the burned rind is taken after childbirth. The odor of the flesh is believed to be linked to indole compounds which are bacteriostatic. Improve sexual function for those who are shenyangxu (kidney yang deficient)腎陽虛   . See "Cautions" item below. 主治與功用﹕ 體質虛弱者﹐可作為進補用﹐ 可增加體溫﹐驅寒痰﹐ 驅腸內寄生蟲﹐ 葉或根煎湯服作退熱劑用 葉搗汁﹐外敷於額作退熱劑用 葉用水煎﹐作浴水﹐用於黃疸病人 葉與果作煎劑﹐用於皮膚病 果皮燒灰﹐產婦服用作為調理身體之用 榴槤之氣味一般相信與抑制細菌的引朵 (糞臭素 ) 有關  看以下禁忌條。
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕	The leaves probably contain hydroxy-tryptamines and mustard oils. [2] See below  請按此處.
Dosage: 用量﹕	fruit is being used as snack. other information will be loaded.   果肉作為零食用。 葉﹐根﹐果皮用量將繼續上網。
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕	See below  請按此處.
Cautions: 禁忌﹕	Not to take in cases of yinxu (yin deficient) , diabetic,  hypertension, or fever. Do not take with alcohol.   陰虛  有熱﹐糖尿病﹐血壓高﹐發熱﹐癌症 患者不宜吃。 不可在吃榴槤時同時喝酒。

Food Value per 100 g of Edible Portion 每百克可吃部份 Source:  US Department of Agriculture Source: Morton, J. [1] Source: Morton, J. [1]       Fresh Arils 鮮果肉 Dried Arils 乾果肉 Calories 熱量 (卡) 147 kcal 144   Moisture 水份 64.990 g 58.0-62.9 g 18.0 g Protein 蛋白質 1.47 g 2.5-2.8 g   Fat 脂肪 5.33 g 3.1-3.9 g 3.0-6.0 g Sugars 糖   (approx.) 12.0 g 37.0-43.0 g Starch 澱粉   (approx.) 12.0 g 8.0-13.0 g Total Carbohydrates 總碳水化合物 27.09 g 30.4-34.1 g   Fiber 纖維素 3.8 g 1.7 g   Ash 灰份   1.1-1.2 g 3.0 g Calcium, Ca 鈣 6 mg 7.6-9.0 mg   Phosphorus, P 磷 38 mg 37.8-44.0 mg   Iron, Fe 鐵 0.430 mg 0.73-1.0 mg   Magnesium, Mg 鎂 30 mg     Manganese, Mn 錳 0.324 mg     Carotene 胡蘿蔔素   0.018 mg   (as Vitamin A) 維生素A成份 45 I.U. ( 5 mcg_RE)   20-30 I.U.   Thiamine 維生素B1 0.374 mg 0.24-0.352 mg   Riboflavin 維生素B2 0.2 mg 0.20 mg   Vitamin B-6 維生素B6 0.316 mg     Niacin 菸草酸 1.074 mg 0.683-0.70 mg   Ascorbic Acid 維生素C 19.7 mg 23.9-25.0 mg   Vitamin E 維生素E   "high"  高

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