INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Fructus Cnidii |
| Common English: | Cnidium Seed Cnidium Fruit |
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Acrid Bitter |
Warm Slightly Toxic |
Kidney (Spleen) |
3-30g Tincture: 2-4ml |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Dries Dampness, kills parasites and stops itching topically |
Topically as a powder or ointment for weeping, itchy skin lesions (especially genital) Scabies and tinea |
Disperses Cold, dispels Wind and dries Dampness |
Vaginal discharge due to Cold-Dampness Wind-Cold-Dampness affecting the Kidneys and Du channel with lower back pain |
Warms and tonifies the Kidneys and strengthens Yang |
Impotence or infertility due to Kidney Yang Deficiency or Cold Womb |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
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INCOMPATIBILITIES |
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HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
Calomelas |
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Vaginal suppository for itching associated with trichomoniasis. |
Itchy, weeping skin lesions. |
Itching, weeping skin lesions due to flare-ups of chronic eczema, genital eczema or scabies. |
Rx. Clematidis |
Fr. Corni |
Fr. Corni |
As an external wash for weeping, itching rashes of the scrotum and groin. |
Cold Damp vaginal discharge. |
Cold Damp vaginal discharge. |
Hb. Taxilli |
Cx. Cinnamomi |
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Low back pain due to Cold-Dampness. |
As an oral preparation for impotence or infertility due to Kidney Deficiency. |
Impotence or infertility due to waning of the Ming Men Fire. |
Alumen |
Per. Zanthoxyli |
Egg Yolk |
As an external wash for chronic vaginal discharge with itching and eczema. |
As an external wash for genital itching. Take with Long Dan Xie Gan Tang Internally. |
Topically for swollen, painful scrotum. |
Alumen |
Sesame Oil |
Sm. Astragali Complanati |
Weeping skin lesions. |
Topically for Itching lesions in patches. |
Internally for vaginal discharge. |
Hb. Epimedii |
Hb. Taxilli |
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Internally for impotence or infertility. |
Low back pain. |
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- This herb has an astringent action.
- This herb is sometimes used to treat asthma and bronchitis.
- This herb governs swelling and pain in the female genitalia, impotence, damp itching in the scrotum in males and genital itching with vaginal discharge, infertility due to Cold in the uterus in women, Wind-Damp Bi, scabies, lichen simplex and damp sores. It facilitates the joints, treats seizures and noxious wounds, warms the Middle, descends Qi, warms the womb, strengthens the male genitals,improves the complexion and ends infertility.
- Use alone as an external wash or soak for hemorrhoids.
- Use alone as a powder topically for scabies.
- Use alone as a vaginal suppository for vaginal discharge.
- Both She Chuang Zi and Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis Ku Shen have an excellent ability to dry Dampness, kill parasites, and stop itching when used externally and are often combined for these purposes. Ku Shen is very bitter and cold, clears Heat, dries Dampness and facilitates urination. It is used for Damp-Heat dysenteric disorders, jaundice and urinary difficulty due to clumping of Damp-Heat. She Chuang Zi is acrid, bitter and warm and strongly warms the Kidneys.