白刺，中药名。为蒺藜科白刺属植物白刺NitrariatangutorumBor.的果实。具有健脾胃，滋补强壮，调经活血，催乳之功效。常用于脾胃虚弱，消化不良，神经衰弱，高血压头晕，感冒，乳汁不下。
Bai-ci, name of Chinese Medicinal Material. The fruit of Nitraria tangutorum Bobr., a plant of the Zygophyllaceae family. It has the effects of invigorating the spleen and stomach, nourishing and strengthening the body, regulating menstruation and promoting blood circulation, and inducing lactation. It is often used for weakness of the spleen and stomach, indigestion, neurasthenia, dizziness due to hypertension, colds, and insufficient lactation.

功效作用 Efficacy and Functions

健脾胃，滋补强壮，调经活血，催乳。
Tonify the spleen and stomach, nourish and strengthen the body, regulate menstruation and promote blood circulation, and promote lactation.

主治 Indications

用于脾胃虚弱，消化不良，神经衰弱，高血压头晕，感冒，乳汁不下。
Used for weak spleen and stomach, indigestion, neurasthenia, dizziness due to hypertension, cold, and insufficient lactation.

用法用量 Dosage and Administration

30-60g；或研末泡酒服。
30-60g; or ground into powder and taken with alcohol.

加工炮制 Processing and Preparation

炮制方法：晒干即可。
Paozhi method: Just air dry.

植物学信息 Botanical Information

植物种属：蒺藜科白刺属白刺。
The plant species is Nitraria tangutorum, belonging to the genus Nitraria of the Zygophyllaceae (Caltrop) family.

形态特征 Morphological Characteristics

灌木，高1-2米。多分枝，弯、平卧或开展；不孕枝先端刺针状；嫩枝白色。叶在嫩枝上2-3（4）片簇生，宽倒披针形，长18-30毫米，宽6-8毫米，先端圆钝，基部渐窄成楔形，全缘，稀先端齿裂。花排列较密集。核果卵形，有时椭圆形，熟时深红色，果汁玫瑰色，长8-12毫米，直径6-9毫米。果核狭卵形，长5-6毫米，先端短渐尖。花期5-6月，果期7-8月。
Shrub, 1-2 meters high. Many branches, bent, prostrate or spreading; infertile branch tips are needle-like; young branches are white. Leaves are clustered in 2–3 (up to 4) on young shoots, broadly oblanceolate, 18–30 mm long, 6–8 mm wide, rounded and blunt at apex, gradually narrowing to a wedge-shaped base, entire margin, rarely toothed at the tip. Flowers are relatively densely arranged. Drupe ovoid, sometimes elliptical, deep red when ripe, with rose-colored juice, 8–12 mm long and 6–9 mm in diameter. Stone narrowly ovoid, 5–6 mm long, with a short tapering apex. Flowering period is May–June; fruiting period is July–August.

分布区域 Distribution Area

产于陕西北部、内蒙古西部、宁夏、甘肃河西、青海、新疆及西藏东北部。
Distributed in northern Shaanxi, western Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Hexi region of Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang, and northeastern Tibet.

生长环境 Growing Environment

生于荒漠和半荒漠的湖盆沙地、河流阶地、山前平原积沙地、有风积沙的粘土地。
Grows in sandy lands of desert and semi-desert lake basins, river terraces, piedmont plains with sand accumulation, and clayey lands with wind-blown sand deposits.