White Mustard Seed (Brassica alba)

白芥子bái jiè zǐBaijiezi

Brassica alba · Plant

Brassica, standing in for Brassica alba
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Indications

Cautions

May cause skin irritation; caution with mustard allergies.

Indications

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

Cough & Asthma With Abundant PhlegmDamp Phlegm Streaming SoreIn Chest & Rib-side Pain FullnessIn Limbs NumbnessPain In Joints SwellingToxin Of Flat Abscess Swelling

TCM actions

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

Dissipate Binds & Disperse SwellingTransform Phlegm & Expel Rheum

Other entries for Brassica alba

Mustard seed 芥子White Mustard Seed 白花菜籽White Mustard Seed 白花菜子