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Latin pharmacognostic name: Allii Tuberosi Semen

Alternate English names: Chinese leek seed

Alternate Chinese names: 韭菜仁 jiǔ cài rén; 韭子 jiǔ zǐ; 家韭子 jiā jiǔ zǐ

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Allium tuberosum Rottler. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin (other sources): Allium tuberosum Rottler*

Use: Medicinal

Category: Supplementing agents / Yáng-supplementing agents

Properties: Acrid, sweet; warm.

Channel entry: Kidney and liver channels.

Indications:

• Invigorates yáng and secures essence: Impotence, seminal emission, enuresis, frequent urination, or excessive white vaginal discharge.
• Warms and supplements the kidney and liver: Limp aching lumbus and knees; cold pain in the lumbus and knees; difficulty in walking and in bending and stretching.

Dosage & Method: Oral: 5–10g in decoctions, powders, or pills.

Warnings: Contraindicated in yīn vacuity with effulgent fire.

Quality: Dry black seeds without pericarp are the best.

Product Area: All provinces of China, with production highest in Héběi, Shānxī, Jílín, Jiāngsū, Shāndōng, ānhuī, and Hénán.

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