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Present Day Applications: 現代應用﹕	For hypertension therapy. 用于血壓高
Pharmaceutical name:英文藥名﹕	Fructus corni officinalis
Biological name:拉丁文學名﹕	Cornus officinalis Sieb. et Zucc.
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕	sanshuyu
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕	sanshuyok
Pron. in Cantonese: 粵音﹕	saan1 jyu4 yuk6
Other Names: 別名﹕	shan cai huang 山菜黃﹐shan yu rou 山萸肉﹐shan zhu yu 山茱萸﹐shu suan zao  蜀酸棗﹐ In henan area, it is also called rou zao 肉棗, 藥棗 yao zao, 棗皮 zao pi, 實棗 shi zao 。 河南地方名 為﹕肉棗﹐藥棗﹐棗皮 ﹐ 實棗。
Common Name: 英文名﹕	Asian Cornelian Cherry Fruit, cornus fruit
Distribution: 產地﹕	in middle part and southern part of China. 分布華南﹐華中等地。
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕	sour, acrid, slightly warm, not toxic. 酸﹐澀﹐微溫﹐無毒。
Channels (meridians) entered: 歸經﹕	liver, kidney 肝﹐腎
Medical Functions: 藥理﹕	promote urination, lower blood pressure, antibiotic 利尿﹐降血壓﹐抑菌。
Actions & Indications:用途﹕	impotence, spermatorrhea, instant sweating, sore or week knees, chronic lower back pain, frequent urination, incontinence,  excessive bleeding during menstrual periods, bleeding from uterus, hypertension, tinitis. 功用：   補血，強壯，補肝腎，濇精，止汗，明目。 主治﹕月經過多，子宮出血﹐盜汗，耳鳴，腰膝酸痛，陽萎﹐遺精，小便頻數﹐失禁。
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕	莫羅忍冬苷 (Morroniside)， 番木鱉苷 (Loganin)， 當藥甘 (Sweroside) 鳶尾甘類(Iridoid glycosides) 單寧類(Tannins)， 異訶子酸 (Isoterchebin)， 鐵馬寧(Tellimagrandin)， 三沒食子葡萄苷(1.2.6-Tri-O-galloy-β-D-glueoside)， 山茱萸單寧苷(Cornusiin)， 熊果酸(Urosolie acid)， 酒石酸(Tartarie acid)。 山茱萸苷(Cornuside)
Per day Dosage: 每日用量﹕	normal usage is 5 to 10 g. Large dosage can up to 30 g. 常用量5～10克，大劑量可用至30克。
Samples of formulae: 處方舉例﹕	Bed wetting:  shan zhu yu 15 g,  fu pen zi 15 g,  yi zhi ren﹐tu si zi  11 g﹐xian mao 11g. Boil with water and drink as tea. Sweating non stop: shan zhu yu 15 g, wu wei zi 9 g，raw long gu 30 g﹐raw mu li  30 g. Boil with water and make into 3 servings. Priaprism due to yinxu condition:  shu di huang 30 g， shan yu rou  15 g﹐gui ban 15 g﹐bie jia 15 g ﹐huang bai 15 g，zhi mu 12 g. Boil with water and make into 2 servings。 Excessive bleeding during menopause due to liver and kidney yin deficient:  shu di huang  24 g, ，shan yao 15 g, shan zhu yu 15g，dang gui 12 g ﹐bai shao 12 g﹐dan pi 12 g，fu ling 9 g﹐ze xie 9 g﹐ai ye 9 g ﹐xi cao 9 g﹐di yu 9 g ﹐han lian cao 9 g.  Boil with water. Make into 3 serving. Premature ejaculation, impotence, spermatorrhea due to yinxu condition:  shu di huang 30 g﹐shan zhu yu 30 g，jin ying zi  15 g，zhi mu 12 g﹐huang bai 12 g.  Boil with water. Make into 2 servings for morning and night. Night sweating due to yinxu condition:  shan zhu yu 30 g，mai dong 18 g，sheng di huang  24 g，wu wei zi 9 g. Boil with water. Use as tea. 治遺尿﹕ 山 茱 萸 ﹐ 覆 盆 子 各15克，益智仁﹐ 菟絲子﹐ 仙茅各11克，水煎，分两次早晚服用。數劑即效 治汗出不止﹕  山 茱 萸15克，五味子9克，生龍骨﹐生牡蠣各30克，水煎，分3次服。 治腎陰虚，虚火偏亢所致的陽事易舉﹕ 熟地黃 30克， 山 茱 萸﹐龜 板﹐鱉 甲 ﹐黃 柏  各15克，知母12克，水煎，分两次早晚服。 治肝腎陰虚引起的崩漏 ﹕ 熟地黃 24克，山 藥﹐山 茱 萸各15克，當 歸﹐白 芍﹐丹皮 各12克，茯 苓﹐澤 瀉﹐ 艾 葉 ﹐茜草﹐地 榆 ﹐旱蓮草 各9克，水煎，分3次服。 治腎陰虚所致的遺精，早泄，或陽痿﹕ 熟地黃﹐山 茱 萸各30克，金 櫻 子 15克，知母﹐黃 柏各12克，水煎，分两次早晚服。 治陰虚盗汗﹕ 山 茱 萸 30克，麥 冬 18克，生地黃 24克，五味子9克，水煎服。 治肝虛與腎陰虚引起的頭暈﹐視力减退﹕  山 茱 萸﹐枸 杞 子 各30克， 熟地黃 24克，菊 花15克，水煎，分两次早晚服。 中醫藥報, 陳國華
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕	to be loaded
Cautions: 禁忌﹕	Not to use in cases  liver yang ascending and in cases of difficulty in urination due to damp-heat.  肝 陽 上亢 者及 濕熱 內蘊小便不利者忌服。