Description

DESCRIPTION :

Somewhat ellipsoidal, one end relatively acute and the other end obtuse, 1.5~2.5 cm long, 1~2 cm wide, about 1 cm thick. Externally yellowish-white or pale brownish-yellow, smooth, with 2~3 ribs. Mesotesta(shell) bony and hard. Endotesta membranous. Kernel broadly ovoid or ellipsoidal, one end pale brown and the other end golden-yellow; transverse section yellow, gelatinized in the outer part, and pale yellow or pale green in the inner part, stachy, with a fissure in the centre. Odourlee; taste, sweet, slightly bitter.

ACTION:

To arrest persistent cough and asthma, and to reduce leucorrhea and urination.

INDICATIONS:

Persistent cough and asthma with profuse expectoration; morbid leucorrhea with whitish discharge; enuresis, frequent urination.

REFERENTIAL ADVICE:

1. Astringing the lung to relieve asthma

This drug can be used to treat profuse sputum, shortness of breath, cough and asthma which are due to internal accumulation of phlegm-heat. It is often used in combination with Herba Ephedrae, Semen Armeniacae Amarum, Radix Scutellariae, etc.

2. Treating leucorrhea and eliminating turbidity

In treating leucorrhea with yellow and sticky discharge due to damp-heat, the drug is often used in combination with Cortex Phellodendri, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, etc. In treating chronic stranguria with turbid urine without pain, parched Semen Ginkgo and parched Rhizoma Dioscoreae are ground into fine powder and 10 g of the powder is to be taken at a time, 3 times a day.

Besides, the drug also has the effect of arresting polyuria. The roasted drug can be chewed as a treatment for polyuria.

TIPS:

Overdosage of the drug should be avoided because the crude drug has toxic effect and taking the drug too much may also cause poisoning, the drug should not be used by those suffering from common cold and cough.

This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Unless used under instructions by a licensed herbalist.