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Wang Bu Liu Xing (Vaccaria Seeds)

Submitted by yyh_staff on Sat, 2008-06-07 11:24.
Chinese Name: 
Wang Bu Liu Xing
English Name: 
Vaccaria Seeds
Functions and Usage: 
  • Invigorate blood and channels - upper body - promote lactation, lower body - unblocks menses, amenorrhea due to blood stasis.
  • Swelling - breast or testicular swellings with pain.

Functional Groupings (Click for Summary/Study Notes): 
Dosage and Preparation Notes: 
  • Dosage: 3-9g
Channels Influenced: 
Temperature and Taste Properties: 
Contraindications: 
  • Avoid During Pregnancy
Notes: 

There are no additional notes for this herb.

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  • Jin, Yan Ping: New England School of Acupuncture, CHM Pharmacopoeia I and II, Formulas I and II Lecture Notes

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