Abutilon (Dong Kui Zi)
| Pharmaceutical Name: | Semen Malvae |
| Botanical Name: | Malva verticillata L. |
| Common Name: | Abutilon seed |
| Source of Earliest Record: | Shennong Bencao Jing |
| art Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: | After the fruit ripens in summer or autumn, the seeds are gathered and ground into powder. |
| Properties and Taste: | Sweet and cold |
| Meridian: | Large intestine and small intestine |
| Functions: | To promote urination and regulate abnormal urination To promote lactation To moisten intestines and move feces |
| Indications and Combinations: | 1. Dysuria and edema. *Use with Poria (Fu ling) and White Atractylodes (Bai zhu). 2. Scanty urine with blood and painful urination. *Use with Plantain seed (Che qian zi), Lygodium spore (Hai jin sha) and Talc (Hua shi). 3. Obstructed lactation and breast distention. *Use with Amomum fruit (Sha ren) and Ricepaper pith (Tong cao). 4. Constipation. *Use with herbs that moisten intestines and move feces, such as Chinese angelica root (Dang gui), Peach seed (Tao ren) and Arboritae seed (Bai zi ren). |
| Dosage: | 9-15 g |