Name: Che Qian Zi (Plantain Seed) 4oz - Superherbsf
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Price: 8.00 USD
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Pharmaceutical Name:	Semen Plantaginis
Botanical Name:	Plantago asiatice L. Plantago depressa wild.
Common Name:	Plantain seed Plantain herb
Source of Earliest Record:	Shennong Bencao Jing
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations:	The seeds, gathered in the summer or autumn when they are ripe, are dry-fried or fried with salt water.
Properties and Taste:	Sweet and cold
Meridian:	Kidney, liver and lung
Functions:	To promote water metabolism and relieve abnormal urination To stop diarrhea; To clear heat in the liver and brighten eyes To clear the lung and resolve phlegm
Indications and Combinations:	1. Damp-heat flowing into the urinary bladder manifested as dysuria, painful urination, frequent urination and distending and full sensation in the lower abdominal region. Use with Clematis stem (Mutong), Capejasmine (Zhizi) and Talc (Huashi) in the formula Bazheng San. 2. Damp-heat diarrhea. Use with Poria (Fuling), White atractylodes (Baizhu) and Alismatis rhizome (Zexie). 3. Heat in the liver manifested as red, painful and swollen eyes. Use with Chrysanthemum flower (Juhua), Chinese gentian (Longdancao) and Scutellaria root (Huangqin). 4. Deficiency of yin in the liver and kidney manifested as blurred vision and cataracts. Use with Fresh rehmannia root (Shengdihuang), Ophiopogon root (Maidong) and Wolfberry fruit (Gouqizi). 5. Cough with profuse sputum due to heat in the lungs. *Use with Trichosanthes fruit (Gualou), Scutellaria root (Huangqin) and Tendrilled fritillary bulb (Chuanbeimu).
Dosage:	5-10 g
Cautions:	This herb should be wrapped in cloth for decoctions if a strainer is not used.

Che Qian Zi (Plantain Seed) 4oz

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