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Latin pharmacognostic name: Malvae Semen

Alternate English names: whorled mallow seed

Alternate Chinese names: 葵子 kuí zǐ

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Malva verticillata L. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin (other sources): Malva verticillata L.; Abutilon theophrasti Medic.

Use: Medicinal

Category: Water-disinhibiting dampness-percolating agents / Urine-disinhibiting strangury-freeing agents

Properties: Sweet; cold.

Channel entry: Large intestine, small intestine, and bladder channels.

Indications:

• Disinhibits urine and frees strangury: Strangury; water swelling.
• Promotes lactation: Breast milk stoppage, possibly with distension and pain of the breast.
• Moistens the intestines and frees the stool: Constipation.

Dosage & Method: Oral: 10–15g, as a decoction.

Warnings: Use with care in pregnancy or in spleen vacuity with sloppy stool.

Notes: 苘麻子 is often sold as this item.

Quality: Contraindicated in spleen vacuity diarrhea. Use with care in pregnancy.

Product Area: Most parts of China.

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