| Class and Class No. | 3A (22) |
| Name: | Tang Wing Yan Grace |
| Year: | 2017-2018 |
Instruction: Type in useful information in the space provided.
| Chinese name: | 豬仔笠 |
| Family Name (科名): | 蝶形花科 Fabaceae |
| Scientific name (學名): | Eriosema chinense |
| Common name (俗名): | Chinese Eriosema地草果 山葛 雞頭薯 |
| 習性：
多年生直立草本。 |
Growth habit:
Perennial erect herb. |
| 葉：
葉僅具單小葉，披針形，長3-7cm，寬0.5-1.5cm，先端鈍或急尖，基部圓形或有時微心形
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Leaf:
Leaves only a single leaflet, lanceolate, 3-7cm long, 0.5-1.5cm wide, apex obtuse or acute, base rounded or sometimes slightly heart-shaped |
| 花：
花冠淡黃色，長約為花萼的3倍，旗瓣倒卵形，花期為5-6月。 |
Flower:
Corolla is pale yellow color, about 3 times longer than calyx, flag flap obovate shape.Flowering between May and June. |
| 果：
荚果菱状椭圆形，7-10月成熟。 |
Fruit:
Pod an oval, rhombic, matured from July to October. |
| 性味功能
根:味甘，性平，氣微。清肺化痰，生津止渴。 |
Properties
Root: Sweet tasting, flat. Can tackle the problem of thirsty and phlegm.
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| 主治
用於肺熱咳嗽，肺癰，發熱煩渴，痢疾。 |
Treats
For Hyperactivity cough, tuberculosis, fever, polydipsia, dysentery. |
| 知多一點點：
豬仔笠可以內服，治傷風咳嗽，或外用治跌打腫痛。 |
More to learn:
Eriosema chinense can be taken orallyto cure cold and cough or use as external applicantion to cure bruises. |
Previous Scientific Research (if any):
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Useful Link:
| Topics | Hyperlinks |
| General information on Eriosema chinense | http://www.stuartxchange.org/Katil.html |
| Gallery on Eriosema chinense | http://hkcww.org/hkplant/readid.php?id=1838 |
| Plant Profile on Eriosema chinense | http://www.herbarium.gov.hk/subpages.aspx?id=3213 |
| Further description
Eriosema chinense |
http://globinmed.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=105264:eriosema-chinense-vogel-r&catid=286&Itemid=357 |
Questions:
| (Beginner) | Guidelines:
Answer can be directly harvested from the information given. e.g. Q1. What are the uses of Eriosema chinense? Answer: The uses of Eriosema chinense are to cure cold and bruises, also can prevent tuberculosis. |
| (Elementary) | Guidelines:
Answer can be obtained from the information given and the external links. e.g. Q2What are the leaves of Eriosema chinense look like? What are the difference between the seeds of Eriosema chinense than the others? Answer: The leaves of Eriosema chinense are lanceolate, 3-7cm long, 0.5-1.5cm wide, apex obtuse or acute, base rounded or sometimes slightly heart-shaped. The differnece are the seeds of Eriosema chinense anti-diarrheal, astringent, diuretic, and tonic. |
| (Advanced) | Guidelines:
Question requires higher order thinking. More information should be found from external links or reference before answering the questions. Q3. Write down the distribution of Eriosema chinense. Answer: In open grasslands, chiefly at medium altitudes, ascending to 2,000 meters in Cagayan, Isabela, Bontoc, Lepanto, Benguet, and Nueva Vizcaya Provinces in Luzon; in Semirara; in Culion; and in Mindanao. |
