鴉膽子

Class and Class No. 3E(28)

Name: Wong Hiu Yin

Year: 2017-2018

 

Chinese Name: 鴉膽子
Family Name (科名): 苦木科 Simaroubaceae
Scientific Name(學名): Brucea javanica
Common Name(俗名): 老鴉膽 苦參子 苦桑子 苦杉木 苦榛子 鴉蛋子 鴨膽子 鴨蛋子 雅膽子 雅旦子 羊屎蘭

 

習性:

生於海拔950~1000m的石灰山疏林中。

Growth habit:

Born in 950 ~ 1000m above sea level limestone mountain forests.

葉:

葉長20-40釐米,有小葉3-15;小葉卵形或卵狀披針形,長5-10(-13)釐米,寬2.5-5(-6.5)釐米,先端漸尖,基部寬楔形至近圓形,通常略偏斜,邊緣有粗齒,兩面均被柔毛,背面較密;小葉柄短,長4-8毫米。

Leaf:

Leaves 20-40 cm, leaflets 3-15; leaflets ovate or ovate-lanceolate, 5-10 (-13) cm long, 2.5-5 (-6.5) cm wide, apex acuminate, base broadly cuneate to near Round, usually slightly oblique, with coarsely toothed edges, pilose on both surfaces, densely abaxially; petiolules short, 4-8 mm long.

花:

花細小,暗紫色,直徑1.5-2毫米;雄花的花梗細弱,長約3毫米,萼片被微柔毛,長0.5-1毫米,寬0.3-0.5毫米;花瓣有稀疏的微柔毛或近于無毛,長1-2毫米,寬0.5-1毫米

Flower:

Flowers small, dark purple, 1.5-2 mm in diam .; pedicel attenuate, ca. 3 mm, sepals puberulent, 0.5-1 mm long, 0.3-0.5 mm wide; petals sparsely puberulous or nearly absent Hair, 1-2 mm long, 0.5-1 mm wide

果:

核果,分離,長卵形,長6-8毫米,直徑4-6毫米,成熟時灰黑色,幹後有不規則多角形網紋,外殼硬骨質而脆,種仁黃白色,卵形,有薄膜,含油豐富,味極苦。花期夏季,果期8-10月。

Fruit:

Drupe, detached, long-ovate, 6-8 mm long, 4-6 mm in diam., Gray-black when mature, irregularly angled polygons after crusting, hard and brittle, Oval, a thin film, rich in oil, taste extremely bitter. Flowering in summer, fruiting period from August to October.

性味功能:

苦,寒。有小毒。歸大腸、肝經。

Properties:

Bitter, cold. A small poison. Colorectal, liver.

主治:

用於熱毒血痢,冷積久痢。本品苦寒,清熱解毒,燥濕殺蟲,涼血止痢,故可用治熱毒血痢,便下膿血,裡急後重等癥。

Treats:

Used for heat dysentery, cold plot Jiu Li. This product bitter cold, detoxification, dampness insecticide, cooling blood Zhili, it can be used to cure heat detoxification, then purulent blood, tenesmus embolism.

知多一點點:

苦木科常綠灌木或小喬木鴉膽子的成熟種子。主產於廣西、廣東等省。秋季果實成熟時採收,曬乾,去殼取仁。

More to learn:

The mature seeds of the evergreen shrubs or the small bushes of Javanica. The main production in Guangxi, Guangdong etc. Harvest in the autumn when the fruit is ripe, dried, shelled and take the kernel.

 

 

 

 

Useful Link:

Topics Hyperlinks
General information http://yibian.hopto.org/yao/?yno=598

 

http://www.baike.com/wiki/%E9%B8%A6%E8%83%86%E5%AD%90&prd=so_1_doc

 

 

Questions

Beginner Guildelines

Answer can be found in the information above

Q1

Where can we find Brucea javanica

Answer: 50 ~ 1000m above sea level limestone mountain forests.

Elementary Guildelines

Answer can be find in the information above and the links given.

Q2

What are the treats of Brucea javanica? Please answer in Chinese.

Answer: 1)用於熱毒血痢,冷積久痢。本品苦寒,清熱解毒,燥濕殺蟲,涼血止痢,故可用治熱毒血痢,便下膿血,裡急後重等癥。

2)於各型瘧疾。本品苦寒,入肝經,能清肝膽濕熱,有殺蟲截瘧之功,對各種類型的瘧疾均可應用,尤以間日瘧及三日瘧效果較好,對惡性瘧疾也有效。

3)用於雞眼贅疣。本品外用有腐蝕作用。用鴉膽子仁搗爛塗敷患處,或用鴉膽子油及90%鴉膽子油膏局部外敷。注意用膠布保護好周圍正常皮膚,以防止對正常皮膚的刺激。

Secondary 3 Science (Biology)

Mini-project on Chinese Medicinal Herbs

Information sheet

 

Class and Class No. 3A ( 9 )
Name: Lam Ho Chun
Year: 2017-2018

 

Instruction: Type in useful information in the space provided.

 

Chinese name: 鴉膽子
Family Name (科名): 苦木科 Simaroubaceae
Scientific name (學名): Brucea javanica
Common name (俗名): Macassar kernels 苦參子

 

習性:

小喬 , 木灌木

Growth habit:

Small tree, shrubs

葉:

在上下兩面都有毛髮的小葉片。 終端小葉的葉柄比外側小葉上的長。 中葉脈在小葉片的表面稍微隆起。

Leaf:

Leaflet blades with hairs on both the upper and lower surfaces. Leaflet stalk of the terminal leaflet much longer than those on the lateral leaflets. Midrib slightly raised on the upper surface of the leaflet blades.

花:

花藥通常紅色。 盤厚,4裂片。 雄蕊插在圓盤外緣下的葉片之間。通常在六月和七月開花。

Flower:

Anthers usually red. Disk thick, 4 lobed. Stamens inserted between the lobes under the outer margin of the disk. It typically flowers in June and July.

果:

結果心皮約6-8x 5-6mm,內果皮起皺,但很難從果皮分離。成熟時,它們是黑灰色,乾燥時會變皺。通常在7月份和8月份結果。

Fruit:

Fruiting carpels about 6-8x 5-6mm, Endocarp wrinkled, but difficult to separate from the pericarp. When ripe they are a black-gray color that becomes wrinkled when dry. It typically sets fruit in July and August

性味功能

植物的所有部分都非常苦。它具有輕微的毒性。

Properties

All parts of the plants are intensely bitter. It has slightly toxic properties.

主治

治療痢疾和瘧疾。 它可以製成治療雞眼和疣的藥膏。 可能有效治療某些類型的皮膚癌。

Treats

Treat dysentery and malaria. It can be made into an ointment to treat corns and warts. May be effective in treating some types of skin cancer.

知多一點點:

中毒症狀:噁心、嘔吐、全身無力、呼吸困難。急救用洗胃和注射維他命B1和C。

More to learn:

Poisoning symptoms: nausea, vomiting, general weakness, breathing difficulties. First aid with gastric lavage and injection of vitamins B1 and C.

 

Previous Scientific Research (if any):

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Useful Link:

Topics Hyperlinks
General information on Brucea javanica http://www.hktree.com/tree/Brucea%20javanica.htm
 Gallery on Brucea javanica https://www.google.com.hk/search?q=brucea+javanica&dcr=0&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiOiZ_SsZ7ZAhXLipQKHb0CBIMQ_AUICigB&biw=1396&bih=668
Plant Profile on Brucea javanica https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=BRJA3
   

 

Questions:

 

(Beginner) Q1.Which part of the plant is/are poison?

Answer: All parts of the plant are poison.

(Elementary) Q2. State 3 poisoning symptoms due to Brucea javanica

Answer: nausea, vomiting, general weakness, breathing difficulties

(Advanced) Q3. What is the distribution of the species Brucea javanica in the world?

Answer: Sri Lanka, India, China, Indochina, Malesia, New Guinea and Australia.