Che Qian Zi - Plantain seed (Semen Plantaginis)

Properties: Cold, Sweet. Channels: Kidney, Urinary Bladder, Liver, Lung

Action and indication: Urinary Bladder damp-heat with dysuria, hematuria. (Ba Zheng San)

Damp-heat diarrhea.

Red eyes due to Liver heat, Yin deficiency. (Long Dan Xie Gan Tang, Zhu Jing Wan)

Lung heat cough with phlegm. 

Herb (Che qian cao): toxic sores, jaundice.

Contraindicated during pregnancy. Caution in Yang Qi deficiency.

Wrap in cheesecloth for decoctions.

Dose for Seed: 5-10 g
Dose for Herb: 9-30 g 

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