Qing Xiang Zi青葙子
Semen CelosiaeCelosia Seed
Autres nomsSilver Quail-Grass Seed · Feather Cockscomb Seed
- Catégorie
- Herbs that Clear Heat and Drain Fire; Herbs that Clear Heat in the *Qi* Stage
- Nature
- légèrement froid
- Saveur
- doux
- Tropisme
- Foie
- Posologie
- 3–15 g
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Doses usuelles
- Posologie
- 3–15 g
- tincture
- 2–4 ml
Actions & indications
- Clears Wind-Heat, drains Liver Fire and improves the vision
- Wind-Heat affecting the eyes, with red, swollen eyes
- Liver Fire affecting the eyes, corneal opacity
- Treats hypertension
- Hypertension associated with Liver Yang Rising or Liver Fire
- Headache from Wind-Heat
Contre-indications
- Contraindicated in patients with dilated pupils or raised eye pressure, e.g. glaucoma.
- Use cautiously in Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold.
- Use cautiously with Qi and/or Yang Deficiency.
- Use cautiously with Liver or Kidney Deficiency.
Associations
Liver Fire causing eye pain, redness and swelling
Blurred or diminished vision
Liver Fire manifesting as redness, swelling and pain of the eyes
Wind-Heat causing redness, swelling and pain of the eyes
Night blindness
High blood pressure caused by Liver Fire
Notes
- Its main strength is powerfully draining Liver-channel Fire, benefiting both the eyes and ears.
- It moves Qi downward.
- It clears away superficial obstructions to vision.
- It causes the pupils to dilate, and used alone it can address Wind-Heat that has caused the pupils to contract.
- It works best on Excess-type Liver Fire, where it brightens the eyes and clears superficial visual obstruction.
- Eye disorders stemming from Liver Fire are its most common indication.
- It carries an anti-inflammatory (antiphlogistic) action.
- Applied externally, it treats skin conditions and trauma.
- Placed topically in the nostrils, it can stop nosebleeds (epistaxis).
- According to one source, it should not be given to children under 18.
- Qing Xiang Zi and Sm. Cassiae Jue Ming Zi share the ability to improve vision. Jue Ming Zi, being bitter, sweet, salty and cold, has a wider therapeutic range that extends to nourishing Liver and Kidney Yin, moistening the Intestines and dispersing Wind-Heat — so it suits both Excess and Deficiency-type eye disorders or headaches, and is the better choice when constipation is present, since it nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin. Qing Xiang Zi, by contrast, is suited only to eye disorders arising from Excess Heat: bitter and cold, it drains Fire from the Liver channel and disperses Wind-Heat at the Blood level of the Jue Yin channels, clearing superficial visual obstruction and dilating the pupils; used alone, it addresses pupils that have contracted from Wind-Heat in the Liver channel.