White
mustard seed (Baijiezi)
Pharmaceutical Name : Semen Sinapsis seu
Brassicae
Botanical Name : 1. Sinapis alba (L.) Boiss.;
2. Brassica Juncea (L.) Czern. et Coss.
Common Name : Brassica seed, White mustard
seed
Source of Earliest Record : Mingyi Bielu
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: After the white mustard ripens
in summer or autumn, the seeds are gathered
and dried in the sun.
Properties & Taste : Pungent and warm
Meridian : Lung
Functions:
1. To warm the lungs and resolve phlegm;
2. To invigorate qi circulation and disperse
nodules;
3. To open the channels and stop pain
Indications & Combinations:
1. Lungs blocked by cold-phlegm manifested
as cough with profuse, dilute and white sputum
and stifling sensation in the chest. White
mustard seed (Baijiezi) is used with Perilla
seed (Suzi) and Radish seed (Laifuzi) in the
formula Sanzi Yangqing Tang.
2. Retention of phlegm-damp in the chest
and diaphragm manifested as distension and
pain in the chest and hypochondriac region.
White mustard seed (Baijiezi) is used with
Kansui root (Gansui) and Peking spurge root
(Daji).
3. Channels and collaterals obstructed by
phlegm-damp manifested as joint pain and numbness
of the limbs. White mustard seed (Baijiezi)
is used with Myrrh (Moyao) and Costus root
(Muxiang).
4. Yin carbuncles and swellings without discoloration
of the skin. White mustard seed (Baijiezi)
is used with Antler glue (Lujiaojiao), Cinnamon
bark (Rougui) and Prepared rehmannia root
(Shudihuang) in the formula Yanghe Tang.
Dosage: 3-10 g
Cautions & Contraindications:
This herb is contraindicated in cases with
skin allergies. |
