Digestant Herbs
Chi Yang Zi (Fruit of Fortune Firethorn)
Name
Chi Yang Zi (Fortune Firethorn Fruit，Fruit of Fortune Firethorn)
The Effect of 赤阳子
Property
Sweet, sour, astringent, neutral; liver, spleen and stomach meridians entered.
Actions
Strengthen the spleen and promote digestion, astringe to check diarrhea,alleviate pain.
Indications
Diarrhea, dysentery, uterine bleeding, traumatic injury, leucorrhea, abdominal distension, indigestion, abdominal mass.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 15~30 g, or soaked in wine. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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