Herb Listings
Dong Kui Zi / Musk Mallow or (Abutilon) Seeds | |||
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Taste: Sweet • Temperature: Cold • Category: Drain Damp • Sub Category: | |||
Dosage6-12g |
Actions1. Promotes urination & unblocks painful urinary dysfunction: for hot, bloody, or stony painful urinary dysfunction. Also used as an adjunctive herb in treating edema without painful urinary dysfunction. It is especially useful when therse disorders are accompanied by constipation.2. Benefits the breasts: for insufficient lactation, painful swollen breasts, or early stages of breast abscess. 3. Moistens the Intestines & unblocks the bowels: used as an adjunctive herb for constipation due to insufficient fluids in the Intestines. |
MeridiansBladder, Large Intestine, Small Intestine |
CautionsContraindicated in cases of diarrhea due to Spleen deficiency. Use with caution during pregnancy. |