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Cowherb Seed; Vacarria Seed, Cow Soapwort Seed

Cowherb Seed; Vacarria Seed, Cow Soapwort Seed. Class: Blood Activating Stasis Removing Drugs. Properties: Bitter; Calm. Meridians: Liver; Stomach

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Wang Bu Liu Xing
中文名 (Chinese)
ηŽ‹δΈη•™θ‘Œ
Latin Name
Semen Vaccariae; Vaccariae Semen
English Name
Cowherb Seed; Vacarria Seed, Cow Soapwort Seed
Alias Names
ε₯Άη±³ηŽ‹δΈη•™ιΊ¦θ“ε­ε‰ͺι‡‘ε­η•™θ‘Œε­
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (ζ€§ε‘³)
Bitter; Calm
Meridians (归经)
Liver; Stomach
Part Used
Seed
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Blood Activating Stasis Removing Drugs
εŠŸζ•ˆεˆ†η±» (CN)
ζ΄»θ‘€η₯›η˜€θ―
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (εŠŸθƒ½)
1. to invigorate blood and promote menstruation; 2. to promote lactation
Indication (δΈ»ζ²»)
Galactostasis, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, mammary welling abscess.
Clinical Manifestations
1. its decoction exerts bacteriostatic effect on pseudomonas aeruginosa (1:128), staphylococcus aureus (1:64), flexner's bacillus (1:32) and typhoid bacillus (1:8) in vitro.2. schizandrin, one of its active components, can protect the liver from damage.3.
πŸ”— External References
SymMap
410
TCMID
1472
TCMSP
410
TCM-ID
2161
0
Clinical Trials
1
Meta-Analyses
0
PubMed References
Top Conditions Studied with Cowherb Seed; Vacarria Seed, Cow Soapwort Seed
πŸ“‹ Sample Trials
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πŸ“Š Sample Meta-Analyses
CRD42020177396
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πŸ“š Sample References
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