AlternativeMed
ancient wisdom ยท Herb

Caper Euphorbia Seed

Caper Euphorbia Seed. Class: Drastic Purgatives. Properties: Pungent; Warm; Toxic. Meridians: Liver; Kidney; Large Intestine

๐ŸŒฟ Names
Pinyin Name
Qian Jin Zi
ไธญๆ–‡ๅ (Chinese)
ๅƒ้‡‘ๅญ
Latin Name
Euphorbiae Semen; Semen Euphorbiae
English Name
Caper Euphorbia Seed
Alias Names
ๅƒไธค้‡‘่ฉ่จ่ฑ†็ปญ้šๅญๆ‹’ๅ†ฌๅฎž่”ๆญฅๆ‹’ๅ†ฌๅญๆปฉๆฟๆ•‘็œ‹ๅ›ญ่€็™พ่ฏ่งฃๅƒ้‡‘่ฏ่งฃๅฐๅทด่ฑ†
โ˜ฏ TCM Properties
Properties (ๆ€งๅ‘ณ)
Pungent; Warm; Toxic
Meridians (ๅฝ’็ป)
Liver; Kidney; Large Intestine
Part Used
Ripe seed without seed coat
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Drastic Purgatives
ๅŠŸๆ•ˆๅˆ†็ฑป (CN)
้€šๆฐด่ฏ
๐Ÿฉบ Clinical Profile
Function (ๅŠŸ่ƒฝ)
To cause drastic purgation for treating edema, and eliminate blood stasis for treating masses.
Indication (ไธปๆฒป)
Edema, phlegm-rheum, accumulation and distention-fullness, urinary and fecal stoppage, amenorrhea due to blood stasis, intractable impediment, wart.
Toxicity
Toxic
Clinical Manifestations
1. its purgative effect is as three times as castor oil.2. its fresh preparation may inhibit the progress of acute lymphatic leukemia, acute and chronic granulocytic leukemia and acute monocytic leukemia.
๐Ÿ”— External References
SymMap
315
TCMID
1106
TCMSP
315
TCM-ID
1658