Snake Bed Seed (Cnidium monnieri)

蛇床子shé chuáng zǐShechuangzi

Cnidium monnieri · Plant

Cnidium, standing in for Cnidium monnieri
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Indications

Cautions

May cause allergic reactions in sensitive individuals.

Indications

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

Damp SoreDry DampEczemaImpotenceInfertility Due To Uterus ColdPudendal ItchScab & LichenScrotal Damp ItchTrichomoniasisVaginal DischargeWind-damp Impediment Pain

TCM actions

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

Dispel WindKill WormsWarm Kidney & Invigorate Yang

Other entries for Cnidium monnieri

Medicinal cnidium 药用蛇床