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Crude drug name

Market name蒺藜子
Formal name蒺藜子
Japanese nameしつりし, Shitsurishi
Vernacular nameJilizi
Latin nameTribuli Fructus (JP), (CP)
English nameTribulus Fruit (JP), Puncturevine Caltrop Fruit (CP)
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification fruit
Production area informationPeople's Republic of China, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Collection informationJapan（ToS）, Osaka Pref., Tochimoto Tenkaido Co., Ltd. [Non-commercial Sample]
Collection date2019/07/19
CollectorKatsuko Komatsu
TMPW No.30124

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People's Republic of China,Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
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34.6937249
135.5022535
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Japan（ToS）,Osaka Pref.
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Scientific information data base

Common name蒺藜子, Jilizi, Tribuli Fructus (JP18), (CP2020), Tribulus Fruit (JP18), Puncturevine Caltrop Fruit (CP2020)
Synonyms白蒺藜，刺蒺藜，硬蒺藜，蒺藜角
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Original plant nameTribulus terrestris Linn., (Hamabishi)
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Family nameZygophyllaceae
Used partfruit
Official compendiumJHMC (1989), JP XVIII, CP (2020 ed.)
Clinical applicationAs a diuretic, antiphlogistic and blood purifying agent, Jilizi is applied for headache, eye disease, cessation of milk and menstrual irregularity.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
traditional medicine		Traditional
classification		Anticonvulsives
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Mild warm; pungent; slightly toxic.
[Meridian Tropism] Liver meridian.
[Actions] To pacify the liver and relieve depression, activate blood and dispel wind, improve vision, and relieve itching.
[Indications] Headache and dizziness, distending pain in the chest and the hypochondrium, acute mastitis, red eyes and nebula, itching caused by rubella.
Chemical constituentLipids
(*C1):
脂肪油 / fatty oil

Terpenoids (Essential oils)
(*C1):
精油 / essential oil

Triterpenoids
(*C1):
サポニン / saponin

Alkaloids
(*C1):
アルカロイド / alkaloid

Pharmacological effectDecrease in the blood pressure (water leaching, alcohol leaching), mild diuresis (alkaloid fraction).
DNA sequenceAJ387961, Y15028
Classical reference
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DiseaseHeadache, Vertigo, Pain due to flatulence of hypochondrium, Hypogalactia, Red eye, Rubella, Itching, Amenorrhea, Lower abdominal pain
FormulationSenkanmeimokuto, Tokiinshi
Related drugsRuanjili, Tonjili and Bojili [see "Remarks"]
ReferencesJP18: The 18th edition of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia.
CP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi.
C1) The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 323-324.
RemarksBaijili (Jap. name: 白蒺藜, Hakushitsuri) which is listed in Materia Medicas is the seed of Astragalus complanatus R. Br. of family Leguminosae. At present, it is called Shayuanzi (Jap. name: 沙苑子, Saenshi). There is a product named Ruanjili (硬蒺藜) which corresponds to Yingjili (軟蒺藜), in an area of Shandong Province. It is the fruit of Atriplex sibirica L. of family Chenopodiaceae (allied species of Hamaakaza, Jap. name).
In Boxian of Anhui Prov., there are Tonjili (潼蒺藜) (Jap. name: Doshitsuri) and Bojili (亳蒺藜) (Jap. name: Hakushitsuri). They are the seeds of family Leguminosae such as Astragalus complanatus, A. chinensis L. f., Swainsona salsula (Pall) Taub., Crotalaria mucronata Desv., and A. adsurgens Pall.
Last renewal date2022/09/06
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