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Carpesium fruit (Heshi)
Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Carpesii
Botanical Name: 1. Carpesium abrotanoides
L.; 2. Daucus caroto L.
Common Name: Carpesium fruit
Source of Earliest Record: Xinxiu Bencao
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The fruit is gathered in August
or September and dried in the sun.
Properties & Taste: Bitter, pungent,
neutral and slightly toxic
Meridians: Spleen and stomach
Functions: To kill parasites
Indications & Combinations: Parasites
in the intestines, including roundworm, pinworm
and tapeworm. Carpesium fruit (Heshi) is used
with Quisqualis fruit (Shijunzi) and Areca
seed (Binglang).
Dosage: 3-10 g |