Dong Kui Zi (Abutilon) 4oz

Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Malvae Botanical Name: Malva verticillata L. Common Name: Abutilon seed Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao Jing art Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: After the fruit ripens in summer or autumn, the seeds are gathered and ground into powder. Properties and Taste: Sweet and cold Meridian: Large intestine and small intestine Functions: To promote urination and regulate abnormal urinationTo promote lactationTo moisten intestines and move feces Indications and Combinations: 1.     Dysuria and edema. *Use with Poria (Fu ling) and White Atractylodes (Bai zhu). 2.  Scanty urine with blood and painful urination. *Use with Plantain seed (Che qian zi), Lygodium spore (Hai jin sha) and Talc (Hua shi).3.   Obstructed lactation and breast distention.*Use with Amomum fruit (Sha ren) and Ricepaper pith (Tong cao). 4.      Constipation.*Use with herbs that moisten intestines and move feces, such as Chinese angelica root (Dang gui),