Herb Listings
She Chuang Zi / Cnidium Seeds | |||
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Taste: Acrid, Bitter • Temperature: Warm • Category: External Application • Sub Category: | |||
Dosage3-9g decoction, also used as pill or powder, topically usually as a soak |
Actions1. Dries dampness, kills parasites, & stops itching: used topically as a wash, powdrer, or ointment for any kind of weeping, itchy skin lesion, especially in the genital area. Also for scabies & ringworms.2. Warms the Kidneys & fortifies the yang: taken internally for impotence or infertility (male or female) due to Kidney deficiency or cold womb. 3. Disperses cold, dispels wind, & dries dampness: for vaginal discharge due to damp-cold or lower back pain due to wind-damp-cold. |
MeridiansKidney |
CautionsContraindicated in cases of damp-heat in the lower burner, & yin deficiency with heat signs. According to some traditional sources, this herb antagonizes mu dan pi, ba dou, & bei mu. |