Qing Xiang Zi (Celosia Seeds)
Submitted by yyh_staff on Mon, 2008-06-09 13:58.
Chinese Name:
Qing Xiang ZiEnglish Name:
Celosia SeedsFunctions and Usage:
- Drains liver fire, clears wind heat, improves vision - either wind-heat or liver fire causing red, painful eyes, superficial visual obstruction, and cataracts (stronger effect than Mi Meng Hua for excess fire).
- Impaired, blurred vision - combine with Jue Ming Zi and Mi Meng Hua.
- Hypertension due to liver yang rising.
Functional Groupings (Click for Summary/Study Notes):
Dosage and Preparation Notes:
- Dosage: 3-15g
Channels Influenced:
Temperature and Taste Properties:
Contraindications:
- Avoid in patients with glaucoma.
- Avoid with liver and/or kidney deficiency.
Notes:
- Compare with Mi Meng Hua, Jue Ming Zi, Xiao Ku Cao, Man Jing Zi, Shi Jue Ming - they all reduce liver fire, expel wind-heat from the head especially from the eyes, and descend liver yang.
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The information on our site is drawn from our own lecture notes and clinical experience. The following lecture notes were used within this section:
- Jin, Yan Ping: New England School of Acupuncture, CHM Pharmacopoeia I and II, Formulas I and II Lecture Notes
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