Medicinals
dōng kuí zǐ / 冬葵子 / 冬葵子 / mallow seed;
Latin pharmacognostic name: Malvae Semen
Alternate English names: whorled mallow seed
Alternate Chinese names: 葵子 kuí zǐ
Origin: Plant
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.
Warning:
Use with care in pregnancy or in spleen vacuity with sloppy stool.
Notes:
Quality:
Contraindicated in spleen vacuity diarrhea. Use with care in pregnancy.
Product Area:
Most parts of China.
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