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Cowherb Seed; Vacarria Seed, Cow Soapwort Seed

Cowherb Seed; Vacarria Seed, Cow Soapwort Seed. Class: Blood Activating Stasis Removing Drugs. Properties: Bitter; Calm. Meridians: Liver; Stomach

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Wang Bu Liu Xing
中文名 (Chinese)
王不留行
Latin Name
Semen Vaccariae; Vaccariae Semen
English Name
Cowherb Seed; Vacarria Seed, Cow Soapwort Seed
Alias Names
奶米王不留麦蓝子剪金子留行子
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Bitter; Calm
Meridians (归经)
Liver; Stomach
Part Used
Seed
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Blood Activating Stasis Removing Drugs
功效分类 (CN)
活血祛瘀药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
1. to invigorate blood and promote menstruation; 2. to promote lactation
Indication (主治)
Galactostasis, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, mammary welling abscess.
Clinical Manifestations
1. its decoction exerts bacteriostatic effect on pseudomonas aeruginosa (1:128), staphylococcus aureus (1:64), flexner's bacillus (1:32) and typhoid bacillus (1:8) in vitro.2. schizandrin, one of its active components, can protect the liver from damage.3.
🔗 External References
SymMap
410
TCMID
1472
TCMSP
410
TCM-ID
2161
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Clinical Trials
1
Meta-Analyses
0
PubMed References
Top Conditions Studied with Cowherb Seed; Vacarria Seed, Cow Soapwort Seed
📋 Sample Trials
None linked yet.
📊 Sample Meta-Analyses
CRD42020177396
Auricular acupressure for constipation. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials and meta-analysis.
Constipation is a very frequently encountered complication in patients with stro
📚 Sample References
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