Qi-Moving Herbs
Dao Dou (Sword Jackbean Seed)
Dao Dou
刀豆子
Dao Dou Zi
Sword Jackbean Seed
Semen Canavaliae
Name
Dao Dou (Semen Canavaliae)
The Effect of 刀豆
Property
Sweet, warm; spleen, stomach, large intestine and kidney meridians entered.
Actions
Warm the spleen and stomach, direct qi downward, tonify the kidney and stop hiccup.
Indications
Vomiting, stomachache, deficiency of the kidney, lumbago, deficiency-cold hiccup.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 9~15 g or stir-bake it and then grind into powder.
Cautions
It is contraindicated in case of excessive stomach heat.
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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