Shepherd’s Purse Seed (Lepidium apetalum)

菥冥子xī míng zǐXimingzi

Lepidium apetalum · Plant

Lepidium apetalum
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Indications

Cautions

May increase bleeding risk; avoid with blood-thinning medications; caution with thyroid disorders; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

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

Brighten EyesSore Red Swollen Eyes & TearingWind-damp Impediment Pain

TCM actions

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

Dispel Wind-damp

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