在中药调配工作中 ,我们发现以“苘麻子”代用“冬葵子”的现象比较普遍 ,其实它们是同科不同属的两种植物的种子 ,在功效和适应症等方面都不一样 ,如果混淆使用 ,往往不能收到良好的疗效。下面将从来源、性状及功用主治三方面来区分两者的不同之处。1　来源冬葵子是锦葵科锦葵 In the deployment of traditional Chinese medicines, we found that the phenomenon of using “castee seeds” instead of “winter sunflower seeds” is common. Actually, they are the seeds of two plants belonging to different genera of the same family and have different effects in terms of efficacy and indications. Confused use, often can not receive good results. The following will distinguish the difference between the two from the three aspects of source, character and function indication. 1 source of winter sunflower is Malvaceae Mallow