Chinese Chive Seed (Jiuzi)
| Pharmaceutical Name: | Semen Allii tuberosi |
| Botanical Name: | Allium tuberosum Rottl. |
| Common Name: | Chinese Leek Chinese Chive seed |
| Source of Earliest Record: | Bencao Jingji Zhi |
| art Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: | The seeds are collected in autumn, and then dried in the sun or fried. |
| Properties and Taste: | Pungent, sweet and warm |
| Meridian: | Liver and kidney |
| Functions: | To tonify the liver and kidneys To strengthen Yang and control the essence |
| Indications and Combinations: | 1. Deficiency of kidney yang manifested as impotence and cold pain in the lower back and knees. *Use with Cistanche (Roucongrong) and Morinda root (Baijitian). 2. Frequent urination or leukorrhea due to deficient kidneys. *Use with Psoralea fruit (Buguzhi), Dioscorea (Shanyao) and Bitter cardamom (Yizhiren). |
| Dosage: | 5-10 g (for decoction or pills) |
| Cautions: | The herb is contraindicated in cases with deficiency of yin with excessive fire. |