栗寄生，中药名。为桑寄生科植物栗寄生Korthalsellajaponica(Thunb.)Engl.的枝叶。分布于西南及浙江、福建、台湾、湖北、广东、广西、西藏等地。具有祛风湿，补肝肾，行气活血，止痛之功效。常用于风湿痹痛，肢体麻木，腰膝酸痛，头晕目眩，跌打损伤。
Li-ji-sheng, name of Chinese Medicinal Material. the stems and leaves of Korthalsella japonica (Thunb.) Engl., a plant in the Santalaceae family. It is distributed in the southwest, as well as in Zhejiang, Fujian, Taiwan, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Tibet. It is known for its effects of dispelling wind and dampness, nourishing the liver and kidneys, promoting qi circulation and blood circulation, and relieving pain. It is commonly used for rheumatic pain, numbness in the limbs, soreness and pain in the lower back and knees, dizziness and vertigo, as well as for injuries from falls and blows.

功效作用 Efficacy and Functions

祛风湿，补肝肾，行气活血，止痛。
Dispelling dampness, nourishing the liver and kidneys, promoting qi circulation and blood circulation, and relieving pain.

主治 Indications

风湿痹痛，肢体麻木，腰膝酸痛，头晕目眩，跌打损伤。
Rheumatic pain, numbness in limbs, soreness in the waist and knees, dizziness and blurred vision, as well as injuries from falls and blows.

用法用量 Dosage and Administration

内服：煎汤，9-15g。
Internal administration: Decoction, 9-15g.

相关论述 Relevant Discussion

《湖南药物志》：“治气痛，打伤。”
"Hunan Materia Medica": "Treats qi pain and injuries."

《中国中药资源志要》：“祛风除湿，养血安神。用于胃病，跌打损伤。”
"Essentials of Chinese Medicinal Resources": "Dispels wind and dampness, nourishes blood, calms the spirit. Used for stomach disorders, bruises, and injuries."

临床应用 Clinical Applications

治气痛：柃寄生3-15g。水煎服。（《湖南药物志》）
For treating abdominal pain caused by qi stagnation: Use 3-15g of Herba Taxilli with water decoction. (From "Hunan Materia Medica")

治打伤：柃寄生15-30g。水煎，兑酒服。（《湖南药物志》）
For treating injuries: Use 15-30g of Herba Taxilli with water decoction, and mix with alcohol for consumption. (From "Hunan Materia Medica")

加工炮制 Processing and Preparation

采收加工：夏、秋季间采收，扎成束，晾干。
Harvest and process the herb: Collect during summer and autumn, tie into bundles, and air dry.

植物学信息 Botanical Information

植物种属：桑寄生科植物栗寄生。
Plant species: Taxillus limprichtii, a parasitic plant in the Loranthaceae family.

形态特征 Morphological Characteristics

亚灌木，高5-15厘米；小枝扁平，通常对生，节间狭倒卵形至倒卵状披针形，长7-17毫米，宽3-6毫米，干后中肋明显。叶退化呈鳞片状，成对合生呈环状。花淡绿色，有具节的毛围绕于基部；雄花：花蕾时近球形，长约0.5毫米，萼片3枚，三角形；聚药雄蕊扁球形；花梗短；雌花：花蕾时椭圆状，花托椭圆状，长约0.5毫米；萼片3枚，阔三角形，小；柱头乳头状。果椭圆状或梨形，长约2毫米，直径约1.5毫米，淡黄色。花果期几全年。
Subshrub, 5–15 cm tall; branches are flattened, usually opposite, with narrowly obovate to oblanceolate internodes, 7–17 mm long and 3–6 mm wide, midrib prominent when dry. Leaves are reduced to scale-like structures, fused in pairs forming rings. Flowers pale green, with jointed hairs at base; male flowers: nearly spherical in bud, ca. 0.5 mm long, sepals 3, triangular; stamens united into a flattened-globose structure; short pedicel; female flowers: elliptical in bud, receptacle elliptical, ca. 0.5 mm long; sepals 3, broadly triangular, small; stigma papillate. Fruit ellipsoid or pear-shaped, ca. 2 mm long, 1.5 mm in diameter, pale yellow. Flowering and fruiting occurs almost year-round.

分布区域 Distribution Area

分布于西南及浙江、福建、台湾、湖北、广东、广西、西藏等地。
Distributed in Southwest China, as well as Zhejiang, Fujian, Taiwan, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Tibet.

生长环境 Growing Environment

生于海拔150-1700(-2500)m的山地常绿阔叶林中，寄生于壳斗科栎属、柯属或山茶科、樟科、桃金娘科、山矾科、木犀科等植物上。
Grows in montane evergreen broad-leaved forests at altitudes of 150–1700 (–2500) m, parasitic on plants of the Fagaceae (Quercus, Lithocarpus), Theaceae, Lauraceae, Myrtaceae, Symplocaceae, Oleaceae, and other families.