Greenlife chinese herb database

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Pepperweed Seed / Tansymustard Seed

Latin Name

Semen Lepidii / Semen Desurainiae

Chinese Name

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Origin

Seeds

Distribution

Northwestern China, northern Asia, northern Europe, North America

Nature and Affinity

This drug is pungent and bitter in taste and great cold in nature, and is distributed to the Lung, Urinary Bladder Channels.

Caution

	ACTIONS AND INDICATIONS
	1.Pruging heat accumulated in the lung and relieving asthma. This drug can be used to treat retention of phlegm, stuffy chest, asthma, insomnia and general edema. It can be used in combination with Fructus Ziziphi Jujubae in recent years, the drug has been proved effective for exudative pleurisy and thoracic hydrops. 2.Sending down adverse flow of Qi and inducing diuresis This drug can be used to remove obstruction by the lung Qi to induce diuresis and subdue swelling, It can be used to treat abdominal distention, dry mouth and lips, etc., which are made into pills. In treating thoracic hydrops, constipation with Semen Armeniacae Amarum, Radix etc Rhizoma Rhei, etc., which are made into bolus with hone
	ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE
	Usually, 3-9g of the drug is used in decoction
	REMARKS