湖北桑寄生，中药名。为桑寄生科植物灰毛桑寄生Taxillus sutchuenensis(Lecomte)Danservar.duclouxii(Lecomte)H.S.Kiu【LoranthusduclouxiiLecomte；L.yadoriki Sieb.var.hupehanus Lecomte】的带叶茎枝。具有补肝肾、祛风湿、降血压、养血安胎的功效。主治肝肾亏损、腰膝酸痛、风湿痹痛、坐骨神经痛、四肢麻木、高血压、胎动不安、先兆流产。
Hu-bei-sang-ji-sheng, name of Chinese Medicinal Material. the stem with leaves of Taxillus sutchuenensis (Lecomte) Danser var. duclouxii (Lecomte) H.S.Kiu, a plant in the family of mistletoe. It has the functions of nourishing the liver and kidneys, dispelling wind and dampness, lowering blood pressure, and nourishing blood to secure the fetus. It is used to treat deficiency of the liver and kidneys, soreness and pain of the lumbar and knees, rheumatic arthralgia, sciatica, numbness of the limbs, hypertension, restless fetus, and threatened miscarriage.

功效作用 Efficacy and Functions

补肝肾、祛风湿、降血压、养血安胎。
Tonify the liver and kidneys, dispel dampness, lower blood pressure, and nourish blood to support pregnancy.

主治 Indications

肝肾亏损、腰膝酸痛、风湿痹痛、坐骨神经痛、四肢麻木、高血压、胎动不安、先兆流产。
Liver and kidney deficiency, soreness and pain in the lower back and knees, rheumatic arthralgia, sciatica, numbness in the limbs, hypertension, restless fetal movement, and threatened miscarriage.

用法用量 Dosage and Administration

内服：煎汤，9-15g；或浸酒。
Internal use: Decoction, 9-15g; or soak in alcohol.

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: Collect during summer and autumn, tie into bundles, and air dry.

植物学信息 Botanical Information

植物种属：桑寄生科植物灰毛桑寄生。
The plant species is Taxillus onustus (Danser) Danser, a parasitic plant of the Loranthaceae family (commonly known as the mistletoe family), formerly classified under Santalaceae.

形态特征 Morphological Characteristics

灌木，高达1m。嫩枝、叶、花序和花均密被灰色星状毛，有时具散生叠生星状毛。叶近对生或互生，革质；叶柄长6-12mm；成长叶片卵形或长卵形，长5-8cm，宽3-4.5cm，上面无毛，下面被灰色绒毛；侧脉6-7对。总状花序，3-5朵生于小枝已落叶腋部或叶腋，密集成伞形；苞片卵状三角形；花托椭圆形；副萼环状，具4齿；花冠花蕾时管状，稍弯，下半部膨胀，顶部4裂，反折。浆果圆形，黄绿色，果皮具颗粒状体，被疏毛。花期4-7月。
Shrub, up to 1m tall. Tender branches, leaves, inflorescences, and flowers are densely covered with gray stellate hairs, sometimes with scattered overlapping stellate hairs. Leaves are nearly opposite or alternate, leathery; petiole 6-12mm long; mature leaf blades ovate or oblong-ovate, 5-8cm long, 3-4.5cm wide, glabrous on upper surface, gray-tomentose beneath; lateral veins 6-7 pairs. Racemose inflorescence with 3-5 flowers borne in leafless or leafed axils of small branches, densely arranged in an umbel-like cluster; bracts ovate-triangular; receptacle elliptic; calyx annular with 4 teeth; corolla tubular in bud, slightly curved, swollen in lower half, 4-lobed at apex and reflexed. Fruit a globose berry, yellow-green, skin granular, sparsely hairy. Flowering period from April to July.

分布区域 Distribution Area

分布于西南及湖北、湖南等地。
Distributed in southwestern China, as well as in Hubei and Hunan provinces.

生长环境 Growing Environment

生于海拔600-1600m的山地阔叶林中，寄生于青冈树、栗、梨树、油茶、三年桐、柳属等植物上。
Grows in mountainous broad-leaved forests at altitudes of 600–1600 meters, parasitic on host trees such as Quercus glauca (cyclobalanopsis), chestnut, pear, tea-oil camellia, Triadica sebifera, and willow species.