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Latin pharmacognostic name: Aesculi Semen

Kingdom: Plant

Origin (other sources): Aesculus chinensis Bge.*; Aesculus wilsonii Rehd.*; Aesculus chinensis Bge. var. chekiangensis (Hu et Fang) Fang*

Use: Medicinal

Category: Qì-rectifying agents

Properties: Sweet*; warm*; nontoxic*.

Channel entry: Liver and stomach channels.*

Indications:

Courses the liver and rectifies qì; loosens the center and harmonizes the stomach.

liver-stomach qì stagnation, with distension and fullness in the chest and rib-side and in the stomach duct and stomach; depressed liver qì with premenstrual distension and pain in the breasts.

Dosage & Method: Oral: Decoct 3–9g or use in pills and powders.

Warnings: Not suitable for qì vacuity or yīn vacuity.

Product Area: Aesculus chinensis: Zhèjiāng, Jiāngsū, and Hénán. Aesculus wilsonii: Shǎnxī (Shaanxi), Sìchuān, Guìzhōu, and Húběi.

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