Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Malvae

Botanical Name: Malva verticillata L.

Common Name: Abutilon seed

Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao Jing

Part Used: After the fruit ripens in summer or autumn, the seeds are gathered and ground into powder.

Natural Properties & Taste: Sweet and cold

Meridians: Large intestine and small intestine

Therapeutic Effects:
1. To promote urination and regulate abnormal urination;
2. To promote lactation;
3. To moisten intestines and move feces

Indications:
1. Dysuria and edema. Abutilon (Dongkuizi) is used with Poria (Fuling) and White atractylodes (Baizhu).

2. Scanty urine with blood and painful urination. Abutilon (Dongkuizi) is used with Plantain seed (Cheqianzi), Lygodium spores (Haijinsha) and Talc (Huashi).

3. Obstructed lactation and breast distension. Abutilon (Dongkuizi) is used with Amomum fruit (Sharen) and Ricepaper pith (Tongcao).

4. Constipation. Abutilon (Dongkuizi) is used with herbs that moisten intestines and move feces, such as Chinese angelica root (Danggui), Peach seed (Taoren) and Arborvitae seed (Baiziren).

Dosage: 9-15 g