Cypress Seed (Platycladus orientalis)

柏子仁bǎi zǐ rénBaiziren

Platycladus orientalis · Plant

Platycladus orientalis
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Indications

Cautions

May cause allergic reactions; limited safety data for medicinal use; avoid during pregnancy due to insufficient safety information.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Cypress Seed for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Fright Palpitation & Fearful ThrobbingIntestinal Dry & ConstipationNight SweatingSleepless & Amnesia

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Cypress Seed does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Constrain SweatMoisten Intestines & Free StoolNourish Heart & Quiet Spirit

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