Chinese Raspberry ( Fu Pen Zi ) 覆盆子 Chinese Herbs Articles
Chinese Raspberry ( Fu Pen Zi ) 覆盆子 Chinese Herbs Articles, also known as zhong tian pao 種田泡, weng niu 翁扭, niu nai mu牛奶母, bi leng qie 畢楞伽,
da mai mei大麥莓, cha tian bao 插田包, wu zi 烏子, xian gou zi 懸鉤子, tuo pan (in north eastern provinces of China) 托盤（東北）.
It belong to the "" family.
Chinese Raspberry ( Fu Pen Zi ) 覆盆子 has a sweet, sour and slightly warm. It is use for treating the kidney and bladder.
Chinese Raspberry ( Fu Pen Zi ) 覆盆子 Medical functions:
Ellagic acid of Chinese Raspberry ( Fu Pen Zi ) 覆盆子 possesses:
• antibiotic effect
• antiviral effect
• anti-cancer effect:
causes apoptosis (cell death) of cancer cells in the lab animal tests, with no change to normal healthy cells. It is found that ellagic acid is effective
for treatment of uterine cervical cancer and colon cancer in human.
Chinese Raspberry ( Fu Pen Zi ) 覆盆子 Toxicity & Cautions:
Chinese Raspberry ( Fu Pen Zi ) 覆盆子 should be use cautiously in cases of giddiness [yinxu] (yin deficient) with fire, or in short and/or difficulty in urination, or in priapism.