马钱子,又称番木鳖、马钱,为临床应用的有毒中药之一。古人曰:“状似马之连钱,故名马钱。”马钱子外形呈纽扣状圆板形,常一面隆起,一面稍凹下。表面密被灰棕或灰绿色绢状茸毛,自中间向四周呈辐射状排列,有丝样光泽。边缘稍隆起,较厚,有突起的珠孔,底面中心有突起的圆点状种脐。质坚硬。气微,味极苦,性温,有大毒。归肝、脾经。具有通络止痛,散结消肿的功效。可用于跌打损伤,骨折肿痛,风湿顽痹,麻木瘫痪,痈疽疮毒等病症。临床中主要应用于治疗风湿 Strychni, also known as papaya, horse money, one of the toxic traditional Chinese medicine for clinical use. The ancients said: “like a horse with money, named horse money.” Strychni button-shaped disc shape, often side uplift, slightly concave side. The surface is densely gray-brown or gray-green silky hair, radially arranged from the middle to the periphery, a silk-like luster. The edge of a slightly uplift, thick, with protruding beads, the bottom of the center of a protruding dot-shaped umbilical cord. Hard quality. Gas micro, taste extremely bitter, warm, toxic. Liver, spleen. With Tongluo pain, Sanjie swelling effect. Can be used to bruises, fractures, pain, rheumatoid stubborn paralysis, numbness paralysis, ulcer sores and other illnesses. Mainly used in clinical treatment of rheumatism