引言酸棗仁为鼠李科(Rhamnaceae)棗屬植物Zizyphus jupuba Mill. Var. Spinosus Hu. (Z. Vuegaris, Lam. Var. Spinosus Bunge)之成熟果实內的核仁。产于我国河北省之邢台;山东省之泰安、長清、章邱、淄博等四县;以及其他內蒙、辽东等地区。每年秋季收藏。在我国很早就用为鎮靜催眠之良药。如神农本草經記載:「主心腹寒热,邪結气聚、四肢酸痛、湿痹、久服安五臟」。金匱要略謂酸棗仁主治 Introduction Suanzaoren is the nucleolus within the mature fruit of the family Rhizoaceae Zizyphus juppa Mill. Var. Spinosus Hu. (Z. Vuegaris, Lam. Var. Spinosus Bunge). Produced in Xingtai, Hebei Province, China; Shandong Province, Taian, Changqing, Zhang Qiu, Zibo and other four counties; and other Inner Mongolia, Liaodong and other regions. Autumn collection each year. In China, it was used as a good medicine for sedation and hypnosis. For example, Shennong’s Materia Medica has recorded: “The main heart is cold and heat, evil knots gather together, sore limbs, wet sores, Jiufu’an five internal organs.” Jin Xie should be referred to as Suanzaoren