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Fupenzi (Fructus Rubi) is the dried fruit of the perennial woody plant Rubus chingii Hu., which belongs to the family of Rosaceae. It was first listed in Mingyi Bielu (Miscellaneous Records of Famous physicians) as the material of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). In Shennong’s Herbal Classic (Shennong Bencao Jing), it was named Fupen, which is based on its function of nourishing kidney and improving the function of urine control. Hence, the name Fupen in which Fu means covering and Pen means bed pan. The main producing region of this plant is southeast China which includes places such as Zhejiang and Fujian provinces (Pharmacopoeia Committee of P. R. China in Pharmacopoeia of People’s Republic of China. Chemical Industry Publishers, Beijing, 2010; Writing Group of National Herbal Compendium in National herbal compendium, 2nd edn. China Pharmaceutical Administration, Beijing, 1996). The fruit is harvested in the early summer when the fruit color changes from green to yellow. It is dipped into boiling water or steamed slightly, and then dried before being stored in either a dry container or a cool storehouse.
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Liu, T., Hua, S., Wang, Z. (2015). Rubus chingii 覆盆子 (Fupenzi, Immature Raspberry Fruit). In: Liu, Y., Wang, Z., Zhang, J. (eds) Dietary Chinese Herbs. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-99448-1_58
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