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Alternate English names: balsam seed

Alternate Chinese names: 凤仙子 fèng xiān zǐ; 金凤花子 jīn fèng huā zǐ

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Impatiens balsamina L.

Use: Medicinal

Category: Blood-quickening stasis-transforming agents / Blood-quickening menses-regulating agents

Properties: Acrid and slightly bitter; warm; slightly toxic.

Channel entry: Kidney and spleen channels.*

Actions and indications: Breaks the blood, disperses accumulation, and softens hardness. Treats amenorrhea; difficult delivery; retention of the placenta; glomus lumps; dysphagia-occlusion (yē gé); toxin swelling of sores; bones stuck in the throat.

Dosage and method: Oral: Decoct (3–10g) or use in pills and powders (1.5–3g). Topical: Apply ground.

Warnings: Contraindicated in absence of accumulations and in pregnancy.

Quality: Plump seeds are the best.

Production area: Tibet, Yúnnán.

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