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Abutilon (Dongkuizi)
Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Malvae
Botanical Name: Malva verticillata L.
Common Name : Abutilon seed
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao
Jing
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: After the fruit ripens in summer
or autumn, the seeds are gathered and ground
into powder.
Properties & Taste: Sweet and cold
Meridians: Large intestine and small intestine
Functions:
1. To promote urination and regulate abnormal
urination;
2. To promote lactation;
3. To moisten intestines and move feces
Indications & Combinations:
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 |
