| Chinese name: | 貓鬚草 |
| Family Name (科名): | 唇形科 lamiaceae |
| Scientific name (學名): | Orthosiphon aristatus |
| Common name (俗名): | Cat’s Whiskers化石草、腰只草、腎草、腎茶 |
| 習性
多年生直立草本。
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Growth habit
Perennial |
| 葉
葉對生，菱形，長5-10 cm，鋸齒緣，兩面被短毛。
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Leaf
Leaves in distant pairs, narrowed into the stalk, ovate, 5-10 cm long, pointed at both ends, coarsely toothed margins. |
| 花
頂生假總狀輪生聚繖花序，花冠白色至淡紫色，筒狀，二唇，花絲細長，伸出花冠。
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Flower
The flowers are borne in very lax racemes. The calyx is bell-shaped, with a naked throat and two slender lower teeth. Corolla ,smooth, white or purplish and slender in the tube. |
| 果
堅果球形，具網紋。
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Fruit
Nutlets are oblong and compressed. |
| 知多一點點 (如使用方法，其他用途)
新鲜貓鬚草 可泡成茶，有治泌尿系统病或上呼吸道炎症，也可摘下泡成茶。
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More to learn
Fresh flowers for making tea, can remedy the problem of the urinary system and upper respiratory infections. |
| 性味功能
味甘，性涼
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Properties
Sweet tasting and cool. |
| 主治
治療高血壓、腎結石。
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Treats
Remedy high blood pressure and kidney stone. |
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Useful Link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthosiphon_aristatus