老鼠簕，中药名。为爵床科植物老鼠簕AcanthusilicifoliusL.的根或枝叶。分布于广东、海南、广西等地。具有清热解毒，散瘀止痛，化痰利湿之功效。常用于痄腮，瘰疬，肝脾肿大，胃痛，腰肌劳损，痰热咳喘，黄疸，白浊。
Lao-shu-le, name of Chinese Medicinal Material. the root or aerial parts of Acanthus ilicifolius L., a plant of the Acanthaceae family. It is distributed in Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, and other regions. It is known for its effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, dispelling stasis and relieving pain, resolving phlegm, and promoting diuresis. It is commonly used for mumps, scrofula, hepatosplenomegaly, stomach pain, lumbar muscle strain, phlegm-heat cough and asthma, jaundice, and leukorrhea.

功效作用 功能
Efficacy and Functions

清热解毒，散瘀止痛，化痰利湿。主治
Clearing heat and detoxifying, promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis, relieving pain, resolving phlegm, and promoting diuresis. Mainly used for治疗.

痄腮，瘰疬，肝脾肿大，胃痛，腰肌劳损，痰热咳喘，黄疸，白浊。用法用量
Mumps, scrofula, hepatosplenomegaly, stomachache, lumbar muscle strain, phlegm-heat cough and wheezing, jaundice, leukorrhea. Dosage and administration.

内服：煎汤，30-60g；或炖肉。外用：适量，研末调敷；或鲜品捣敷。注意事项
Internal use: decoction, 30-60g; or stew with meat. External use: appropriate amount, grind into powder for application; or apply fresh product directly. Precautions.

脾胃虚寒者慎服。药理作用
Those with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold should take it with caution. Pharmacological effects.

抗利什曼原虫作用。临床应用 相关配伍
Anti-Leishmania protozoal effect. Clinical applications and related compatibility.

1、治淋巴结结核，淋巴结炎：（老鼠簕）根30-60g。炖猪骨服。或煅存性研粉，调生油外搽。（《广西本草选编》）2、治肝炎（有黄及无黄）：老鼠簕全草60g，田基黄9g，独角莲12g，川破石9g，毛老虎（山白芷）60g。水煎服。（《新会草药》）附注

1. Treatment for lymph node tuberculosis and lymphadenitis: 30-60g of Oldenlandia diffusa roots. Decoct with pig bones and take orally. Alternatively, grind into powder and mix with vegetable oil for external application. (From "Compilation of Guangxi Materia Medica")2. Treatment for hepatitis (with jaundice or without jaundice): 60g of Oldenlandia diffusa whole plant, 9g of Radix Rubiae, 12g of Radix Gentianae, 9g of Herba Lysimachiae, and 60g of Rhizoma Cimicifugae. Prepare as a decoction and take orally. (From "Xinhui Herbal Medicine") Note:

同属植物小花老鼠簕与老鼠簕非常相似，且两者常同地生长，故极易混淆，主要区别是小花老鼠簕的叶顶端近截平；花较小，无小苞片。加工炮制 采收加工
The plant Small Flowered Galangal Rhizome is very similar to Galangal Rhizome, and they often grow in the same area, making them easily confused. The main difference is that the top of the leaves of Small Flowered Galangal Rhizome is nearly truncate; the flowers are smaller and lack small bracts. Processing and harvesting are required for medicinal use.

全年均可采，洗净，切段，晒干。保存方法
Harvest throughout the year, wash, cut into sections, and dry in the sun. Storage method.

放于干燥处，防潮。药材鉴别 药材性状
Store in a dry place to prevent moisture. Identification of medicinal materials and their characteristics.

本品药材多为段状，根茎有纵皱纹。老根（较粗），茎较硬，不易折断，木质部厚，中空。嫩根表面红棕色，皮层海绵状，长2-4cm，直径0.5-1.5cm。茎表面黄褐色，有明显的点状皮孔（类白色），见纵向的深槽，质轻，易折断，断面木质部薄。叶卷缩，易回潮，叶展开呈长椭圆形或披针状长圆形，长5.5-14cm，宽1.5-5cm，先端尖或平截，边缘波状浅裂，羽状分裂；裂片有刺。气微、味微咸，性凉。植物学信息 植物种属
This medicinal material is mostly in the form of segments, with longitudinal wrinkles on the rhizomes. The old roots (thicker) and stems are hard, not easily broken, with a thick woody central part that is hollow. The surface of the young roots is reddish-brown, with a spongy cortex, measuring 2-4cm in length and 0.5-1.5cm in diameter. The stem surface is yellow-brown, with obvious dot-like pores (white in color), longitudinal deep grooves, light texture, easy to break, and a thin woody central part on the cross-section. The leaves are rolled up, easily rehydrated, elongated elliptical or lanceolate, 5.5-14cm long and 1.5-5cm wide, with a pointed or flat tip, shallowly serrated wavy edges, pinnately divided; the lobes have thorns. It has a slight aroma, slightly salty taste, and a cool nature. Botanical information: Plant species.

爵床科植物老鼠簕。形态特征
Plant of the family Lamiaceae, Oldenlandia corymbosa. Morphological characteristics.

直立灌木，高达2米。茎粗壮，径达9毫米，圆柱状，上部有分枝，无毛。托叶成刺状，叶柄长3-6毫米；叶片长圆形至长圆状披针形，长6-14厘米，宽2-5厘米，先端急尖，基部楔形，边缘4-5羽状浅裂，近革质，两面无毛，主脉在上面凹下，主侧脉在背面明显凸起，侧脉每侧4-5，自裂片顶端突出为尖锐硬刺。穗状花序顶生；苞片对生，宽卵形，长7-8毫米，无刺，早落；小苞片卵形，长约5毫米，革质；花萼裂片4，外方的1对宽卵形，长10-13毫米，顶端微缺，边缘质薄，有时成皱波状，具缘毛，内方的1对卵形，长约10毫米，全缘。花冠白色，长3-4厘米，花冠管长约6毫米，上唇退化，下唇倒卵形，长约3厘米，薄革质，顶端3裂，外面被柔毛，内面上部两侧各有1条3-4毫米宽的被毛带；雄蕊4，近等长，花药1室，纵裂，裂缝两侧各有1列髯毛，花丝粗厚，长1.5厘米，最宽处约2毫米，近软骨质；子房顶部软骨质，花柱有纵纹，长2.2厘米；柱头2裂。蒴果椭圆形，长2.5-3厘米，有种子4颗。种子扁平，圆肾形，淡黄色。分布区域
Upright shrub, up to 2 meters tall. The stem is stout, up to 9 millimeters in diameter, cylindrical, with branches in the upper part, and hairless. Stipules are thorn-like, leaf stalks are 3-6 millimeters long; leaf blades are oblong to lanceolate, 6-14 centimeters long, 2-5 centimeters wide, sharply pointed at the apex, wedge-shaped at the base, with 4-5 shallow lobes on the margin, nearly leathery, hairless on both sides, with the main vein concave on the upper side and the main lateral veins prominently raised on the back, with 4-5 lateral veins on each side, sharp spines protruding from the tips of the lobes. Spike-like inflorescences are terminal; bracts are opposite, broadly ovate, 7-8 millimeters long, spineless, early falling off; bracteoles are ovate, about 5 millimeters long, leathery; calyx lobes 4, with the outer pair broadly ovate, 10-13 millimeters long, slightly notched at the apex, thin-edged, sometimes wrinkled or wavy, with marginal hairs, and the inner pair ovate, about 10 millimeters long, entire. The corolla is white, 3-4 centimeters long, with a corolla tube about 6 millimeters long, the upper lip degenerate, the lower lip inverted ovate, about 3 centimeters long, thinly leathery, 3-lobed at the apex, softly hairy on the outside, with a 3-4 millimeter wide hairy band on each side of the upper inner surface; stamens 4, nearly equal in length, anthers 1-loculed, longitudinally split, with a row of bristles on each side of the split, filaments thick, 1.5 centimeters long, widest at about 2 millimeters, nearly cartilaginous; ovary cartilaginous at the top, style grooved, 2.2 centimeters long; stigma 2-lobed. Capsule elliptical, 2.5-3 centimeters long, with 4 seeds. Seeds are flat, round-kidney-shaped, pale yellow. Distribution area.

产海南、广东、福建。生长环境
Originating from Hainan, Guangdong, and Fujian provinces. Thrives in a coastal environment.

生于中国南部海岸及潮汐能至的滨海地带，为红树林重要组成之一。
Born on the coast of southern China and tidal flats, it is one of the important components of mangroves.