Wiseman’s Chinese Medical Database

qiān jīn zǐ / 千金子 / 千金子 / caper spurge seed;

Latin pharmacognostic name: Euphorbiae Semen

Alternate English names: gopher plant seed; mole plant seed

Alternate Chinese names: 续随子 xù suí zǐ; 联步 lián bù

Origin: Plant

Use: medicinal

Category: Draining-precipitant agents / Drastic water-expelling agents

Properties: Acrid; warm; toxic.

Channel entry: liver, kidney, and large intestine channels.

Indications:

• Expels water by draining precipitation: Water swelling; drum distension (ascites).
• Breaks blood and disperses concretions: Concretions and conglomerations; blood stasis amenorrhea.
• Kills worms and attacks toxins: Stubborn lichen; venomous snake bites; swelling of welling-abscesses (yōng).

  Dosage & Method:

  Oral: Used in pills and powders (1.5–3g). Topical: Apply as a powder.

  Quality:

  Clean large plump firm seeds are the best.

  Product Area:

  Liáoníng, Jílín, Hēilóngjiāng, Héběi, Shānxī, Hénán, Jiāngsū, Zhèjiāng, Fújiàn, Táiwān, Húnán, Sìchuān, Yúnnán, Guìzhōu, Guǎngxī – wild and cultivated.