南天竹子，中药名。为小檗科植物南天竹NandinadomesticaThunb.的果实。南天竹子分布于陕西、江苏、安徽、浙江、江西、福建、湖北、湖南、广东、广西、四川、贵州等地。具有敛肺止咳，平喘之功效。常用于久咳，气喘，百日咳。
Nan-tian-zhu-zi, name of Chinese Medicinal Material. the fruit of the plant Nandina domestica Thunb. in the Berberidaceae family, is distributed in Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, and other regions. It is known for its efficacy in nourishing the lungs, suppressing coughs, and relieving asthma. It is commonly used for chronic cough, asthma, and whooping cough.

功效作用 功能
Efficacy and Functions

敛肺止咳，平喘。主治
Clear the lungs, stop coughing, and relieve asthma. Mainly used for治疗。

用于久咳，气喘，百日咳。用法用量
Used for chronic cough, asthma, and whooping cough. Dosage and administration.

内服：煎汤，6-15g；或研末。注意事项
Internal administration: Decoction, 6-15g; or powdered. Precautions.

外感咳嗽初起慎服。本品有毒，过量服用，能使中枢神经系统兴奋，产生痉挛。严重时，可导致呼吸中枢麻痹，心力衰竭而死亡。药理作用
Use with caution in the early stages of cough due to external factors. This product is toxic, and excessive intake can stimulate the central nervous system, leading to convulsions. In severe cases, it can cause respiratory center paralysis, heart failure, and death. Pharmacological effects.

1、对心血管系统的作用：使冠脉流量增加；2、对平滑肌的作用：兴奋作用；3、对中枢神经系统的作用：麻痹作用。相关论述

1. Effects on the cardiovascular system: increase coronary blood flow.2. Effects on smooth muscles: excitatory effect.3. Effects on the central nervous system: paralytic effect. Relevant discussions.

1、《福建民间草药》：“苦、酸、涩，无毒。”2、《广西中药志》：“味酸、甘，性平，有毒。”3、《福建药物志》：“酸、平，有小毒。”4、《梦溪笔谈》“南烛草木，记传、《本草》所说多端，今少有识者。为其作青精饭，色黑，乃误用乌桕为之，全非也。此木类也，又似草类，故谓之南烛草木，今人谓之南夭烛者是也。南人多植于庭槛之间，茎如蒴藋，有节，高三四尺，庐山有盈丈者。叶微似楝而小，至秋则实赤如丹。南方至多。”临床应用 相关配伍

1. "Fujian Folk Herbal Medicine": "Bitter, sour, astringent, non-toxic."2. "Guangxi Materia Medica": "Sour and sweet in taste, neutral in nature, toxic."3. "Fujian Materia Medica": "Sour, neutral, slightly toxic."4. "Mengxi Bitan": "Southern candlewood, as recorded in ancient texts like 'Bencao', is not well understood by many today. There is confusion between it and the ebony tree, which is incorrect. This plant, resembling both wood and grass, is known as southern candlewood or southern yaoyaozhu. It is commonly grown in the southern regions, with stems resembling bamboo, segmented, reaching three to four feet in height, and up to a full zhang in the Lu Mountains. The leaves are small and resemble chinaberry, turning red like cinnabar in autumn. It is abundant in the southern regions."Clinical applications and related combinations.

1、治小儿天哮：经霜天烛子、蜡梅花各三钱，水蜒蚰一条。俱预收，水煎服。（《串雅内编》三奇顶）2、治百日咳：南天竹子9-15g，酌加冰糖、开水，炖1h，饭后服，日服2次。（《福建民间草药》）3、治三阴疟：南天竹隔年陈子，蒸熟。每岁一粒，每早晨白汤下。（《文堂集验方》）4、治肝气痛极黄：天竺子泡汤饮之。（《?溪单方选》）5、治下疳久而溃烂，名蜡烛疳：红杷子烧存性一钱，梅花冰片五厘。麻油调搽。（王玷桂《不药良方》）6、解砒毒，食砒垂死者：南天竹子四两，擂水服之。如无鲜者，即用干子一二两煎汤服亦可。（《纲目拾遗》）7、治八角虱：红杷子同水银捣烂擦之。亦可浸酒，去风痹。（《纲目拾遗》）加工炮制 采收加工

1. Treatment for childhood asthma: Frost Candlesticks and Waxy Plum Blossoms, each three qian, and one Water Snake. Prepare them together, decoct in water and take orally. (From "Chuanyaneibian: Three Marvelous Peaks")2. Treatment for whooping cough: Southern Bamboo, 9-15g, add rock candy and boiling water, stew for 1 hour, take after meals, twice a day. (From "Fujian Folk Herbal Medicine")3. Treatment for tertian malaria: Southern Bamboo, aged Chenzi, steamed until cooked. One grain per year, taken with white soup every morning. (From "Wentang Jiyuan Fang")4. Treatment for extreme liver pain due to stagnated Qi: Soak Southern Bamboo in hot water and drink. (From "? Creek Monographs Selection")5. Treatment for chronic and ulcerated chancroid, known as Wax Chancroid: Red Bayberry, one qian, Plum Blossom Ice, five li. Mix with sesame oil for topical application. (From Wang Diangui's "Non-Medical Good Prescriptions")6. Antidote for arsenic poisoning, for those on the verge of death from arsenic ingestion: Four liang of Southern Bamboo, grind and take with water. If fresh ones are not available, use one or two liang of dried bamboo to decoct and take as a soup. (From "Gangmu Shiyi")7. Treatment for pubic lice: Crush Red Bayberry with mercury and apply. It can also be soaked in alcohol to dispel wind-dampness. (From "Gangmu Shiyi")

秋季果实成熟时或至次年春季采收，剪取果枝，摘取果实，晒干。置干燥处，防蛀。炮制方法
When the fruits are ripe in autumn or in the following spring, cut the fruit branches, pick the fruits, and sun-dry them. Place them in a dry place to prevent mold. This is the processing method.

取原药材，除去杂质及梗、叶，筛去灰屑。保存方法
Process the original medicinal herbs by removing impurities, stems, and leaves, and then sift out the ash. Store properly.

贮干燥容器内，置通风干燥处，防蛀。药材鉴别 药材性状
Store the dried herbs in a container, place them in a well-ventilated and dry area to prevent mold. Herb identification and characteristics.

浆果球形，直径6-9mm。表面黄红色、暗红色或红紫色，平滑，微具光泽，有的局部下陷，先端具突起的宿存柱基，基部具果柄或其断痕。果皮质松脆，易破碎，种子两粒，略呈半球形，内面下凹，类白色至黄棕色。气无，味微涩。以粒圆、色红、光滑、种子色白者为佳。植物学信息 植物种属
The berries are spherical, with a diameter of 6-9mm. The surface is yellow-red, dark red, or red-purple, smooth, slightly glossy, with some parts slightly sunken. The apex has a protruding persistent stigma base, and the base has a fruit stalk or its scar. The fruit skin is soft and brittle, easily broken. There are two seeds, slightly hemispherical, concave on the inner surface, ranging from white to yellow-brown. It has no odor and a slightly astringent taste. The best ones are round, red, smooth, and with white seeds. Botanical information about the plant species.

小檗科植物南天竹。形态特征
Nandina, a plant in the Berberidaceae family. Morphological characteristics.

南天竹又名南天烛、蓝田竹、杨桐、阑天竹、大椿、猫儿伞、小铁树、老鼠刺、珍珠盖凉伞。常绿灌木，高约2m。茎直立，圆柱形，丛生，分枝少，幼嫩部分常为红色。叶互生，革质有光泽；叶柄基部膨大呈鞘状；叶通常为三回羽状复叶，长30-50cm，小叶3-5片，小叶片椭圆状披针形，长3-7cm，宽1-1.2cm，先端渐尖，基部楔形，全缘，两面深绿色，冬季常变为红色。花成大型圆锥花序，长13-25cm，花直径约6mm，萼片多数，每轮3片，内两轮呈白色花瓣状；雄蕊6，离生，花药纵裂；子房1室，有2个胚珠，花柱短。浆果球形，熟时红色或有时黄色，直径6-7mm，内含种子2颗，种子扁圆形。花期5-7月，果期8-10月。分布区域
Nandina, also known as sacred bamboo, blueberry bamboo, yangtong, lantian bamboo, datun, cat umbrella, small iron tree, rat thorn, and pearl-covered cool umbrella. It is an evergreen shrub, about 2 meters tall. The stem is erect, cylindrical, clustered, with few branches, and the tender parts are often red. The leaves are alternate, leathery and glossy; the leaf stalk base is swollen and sheath-like; the leaves are usually trifoliate, 30-50cm long, with 3-5 leaflets, elliptic-lanceolate, 3-7cm long, 1-1.2cm wide, gradually pointed at the apex, wedge-shaped at the base, entire margin, deep green on both sides, often turning red in winter. The flowers form large conical inflorescences, 13-25cm long, with a flower diameter of about 6mm, with numerous sepals, 3 per whorl, the inner two whorls resembling white petals; stamens 6, free, anthers longitudinally split; ovary 1-celled, with 2 ovules, and a short style. The fruit is spherical, red when ripe or sometimes yellow, 6-7mm in diameter, containing 2 seeds, which are flattened and round. The flowering period is from May to July, and the fruiting period is from August to October. Distribution area.

分布于陕西、江苏、安徽、浙江、江西、福建、湖北、湖南、广东、广西、四川、贵州等地。生长环境
Distributed in Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou and other regions. Growing environment.

生长于疏林及灌木丛中，多栽培于庭院。
It grows in sparse forests and shrubs, and is often cultivated in courtyards.