INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Semen Vaccariae
Common English:	Vaccaria Seeds Cow Soapwort Seed Cowcockle Seed Cow-Herb Seed Cow Fat Seed

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter (Acrid) (Sweet)	Neutral	Liver Stomach	4-30g Tincture: 2-4ml

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Promotes the movement of Blood, promotes lactation and invigorates the channels	Promotes lactation and unblocks menstruation Insufficient lactation due to amenorrhea
Reduces swelling and drains abscesses	For painful swellings, especially of the breast or testicles
Promotes healing of incised wounds	Incised wounds

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Contraindicated during pregnancy.
Contraindicated for those with Blood loss disorders and continuous menstrual bleeding.
Use caution and in low dosage for those with Deficiency.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu (Flos Carthami) (Hong Hua) (Rz. Chuanxiong) (Chuan Xiong)	Squama Manitis Chuan Shan Jia	Fr. Liquidamberis Lu Lu Tong Medulla Tetrapanacis Tong Cao Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
Blood Stasis leading to menstrual irregularities or amenorrhea.	Insufficient lactation and breast abscess. Amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, mobile and fixed abdominal masses and accumulations. Lactostasis.	Insufficient lactation.
Rx. Astragali Huang Qi Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui	Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou (Fr. Forsythiae) (Lian Qiao) (Sp. Prunellae) (Xia Ku Cao)	Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen
Insufficient lactation due postpartum Qi and Blood Deficiency.	Breast abscess.	Orchitis from mumps.
Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis Du Huo Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi Flos Carthami Hong Hua Rx. Clematidis Wei Ling Xian Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao Caul. Spatholobi Ji Xue Teng	Squama Manitis Chuan Shan Jia Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu Hb. Dianthi Qu Mai Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong
Bi syndrome.	Insufficient lactation caused by emotional disturbances.

This herb is said to very fast acting and cannot be stopped by any means.
It disperses swelling of carbuncles.
This herb has been used to treat herpes zoster topically.
This herb is known to be effective in treating prostatitis or benign prostatic hypertrophy.
This herb treats difficult labor.
Both Wang Bu Liu Xing and Squama Manitis Chuan Shan Jia promote movement without restraint, excel at unblocking the channels and collaterals to promote movement of Blood and enhance the flow of breast milk and reduce swollen sores. Wang Bu Liu Xing is bitter and neutral with a strong downward action allowing it to induce labor and direct breast milk downward Chuan Shan Jia is salty and cold with a stronger piercing property which allows it to disseminate and unblock organs in the interior, while tracking down Wind and invigorating the collaterals in the exterior. It also expels pus.
Dry-fried Vaccaria Seeds Chao Liu Xing Zi is warm and is stronger in its ability to invigorate the Blood and promote menstruation and is used to treat amenorrhea due to Blood Stasis.