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Latin Name
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Semen
Pharbitidis
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Chinese Name
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Origin
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Seeds
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Distribution
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It
is produced all over China.
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Nature and Affinity
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The
drug is bitter in taste, cold in nature, poisonous in property,
and distributed to the Lung, Kidney and Large Intestine Channels.
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Caution
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is contraindicated in the pregnant women, and it is antagonized
by Fructus Crotonis. |
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ACTIONS
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1.Inducing
urination to remove retention of phlegm
It is used in treating edema and local fullness, oliguria and
constipation in combination with brown sugar, Radix Glycyrrhizae,
Fructus Ziziphi Jujubae; in treating constipation due to accumulation
of damp-heat, it can be used in powder form for oral administration
with decoction of Radix Glycyrrhizae; besides, it can be used
with Semen Lepidii seu Descurainiae Officinalis for treating
cough and dyspnea due to retention of phlegm.
2.Killing parasites and removing stagnation of evils
To treat abdominal pain due to ascariasis, the drugs, Semen
Arecae and Radix et Rhizome Rhei are used in powder form in
equal amount and the powder 2-3g is taken twice a day, one in
the morning and the other in the evening, when the belly is
empty; to treat enterobiasis, the drug 9g, Omphalia 9g and Radix
et Rhizome Rhei 3g are powdered and divided into three doses,
one dose per day, usually the powder is taken with water before
sleep.
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ADMINISTRATION
AND DOSAGE |
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3-6g
of the drug are decocted, and 1.5-4.5g of the drug are used
in pill or powder form.
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REMARKS |
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Mildly poisonous; the herb is
very drying and should be used small doses sporadically, not
regularly. |
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