高邮“天茄”,具有较好止咳化痰功效,其用治小儿百日咳在高邮民间流传甚广。由于有些专著所记载的“天茄”均非此物,这就引起了该品为国外引进新种,还是其它植物的近代变种的争议。其实二说皆不 Gaoyou “Lanqin” has a good effect in relieving cough and phlegm. Its use in treating children with whooping cough is widespread in Gaoyou. Since some of the monographs described in the book were not included, this led to the controversy over whether the product introduced new species abroad or was a variant of other plants. In fact, neither