编辑同志: 我省不少地区将苘麻子当作冬葵子用。其实,这两种药物的原植物及其功用、性味各异,不能混用。苘麻子始载于《唐本草》,冬葵子始见于《神农本草经》。以后的历代本草均列专条描述,并明确指出冬葵子能“利窍通礼,消肿滑胎”,苘麻子主治“眼翳淤肉,起倒睫拳 Editorial comrades: Many provinces in our province use castor beans as winter sunflowers. In fact, the original plants and their functions and tastes of the two drugs are different and cannot be mixed. The castor bean was originally contained in “Tang Ben Cao” and the winter sunflower was first seen in “Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing.” Later generations of herbal medicines are listed in a special description, and it is clearly pointed out that the winter sunflower seeds can be used to “reconstruction and urination, and reduce swelling and striking of the fetus”.