Chinese raspberry fruit (FU PEN ZI)
Rubus chingii Hu (Fam. Rosaceae)
Pharmaceutical Name:
Fructus Rubi Chingii
Botanical Name:
Rubus chingii Hu (Fam. Rosaceae)
Common Name:
Chinese raspberry fruit
Part Used:
Unripe fruit
Fructus Rubi Chingii is produced mainly in the provinces of Zhejiang, Hubei, Jiangxi, and Fujian. The fruit is collected in summer, macerated in boiling water, and then dried in sunlight for use.
Properties Taste & Meridians:
Sweet and sour in flavor, slightly warm in property, acts on the Liver and Kidney channels.
Functions:
Tonifies the Kidney, controls seminal emission, and reduces urination.
Indications & Combinations:
1. For seminal emission and spontaneous emission, it is used with Semen Astragali Complanati (Sha Yuan Zi), Fructus Corni (Shan Zhu Yu), and Semen Euryales (Qian Shi).
2. For enuresis and frequent urination, it is used with Ootheca Mantidis (Sang Piao Xiao), Fructus Alpiniae Oxyphyllae (Yi Zhi Ren), and Fructus Rosae Laevigatae ( Jin Ying Zi).
3. For blurred vision due to Kidney and Liver Deficiency, it is used with Fructus Lycii (Gou Qi Zi), Radix Rehmanniae Preparata (Shu Di Huang), and Fructus Ligustri Lucidi (Nu Zhen Zi).
4. For impotence due to Kidney Deficiency,it is used with Fructus Lycii (Gou Qi Zi), Semen Cuscutae (Tu Si Zi), Fructus Schisandrae (Wu Wei Zi), and Semen Plantaginis (Che Qian Zi).
Dosage and administration:
3–10 g, decocted in water for internal use.
Precautions:
Use with caution in patients with Fire due to Kidney Deficiency.
