Dong Kui Zi冬葵子
Semen Abutili/MalvaeIndian Mallow Seed/Mallow Fruit
Also known asChingma Abutilon Seed/Cluster Mallow Fruit · Musk Mallow Seeds · Malva
- Category
- Herbs that drain Dampness
- Nature
- cold
- Taste
- sweet
- Channels entered
- Bladder, Large Intestine, Small Intestine
- Dosage
- 3–14 g
Usual doses
- Dosage
- 3–14 g
- Tincture
- 2–4 ml
Actions & indications
- Promotes urination and unblocks painful urinary dysfunction
- Damp-Heat painful urinary dysfunction, especially Stone Lin or Blood Lin)
- Edema without painful urinary dysfunction (adjunctive)
- It is especially useful when these disorders are accompanied by constipation
- Benefits the breasts (increases lactation)
- Insufficient lactation, painful, swollen breasts and early-stage breast abscess
- Moistens the Intestines and unblocks the bowels
- Constipation due to Intestinal fluid insufficiency
Contraindications
- Use with caution for loose stools from Spleen Deficiency.
- Use with caution during pregnancy.
Combinations
Postpartum urinary discomfort with edema; edema marked by heaviness and difficult urination; thin mucus pooled in the epigastrium producing nausea.
Pediatric Lin Syndrome.
- Che Qian Zi
- Mu Tong
- Huang Bai
Heat clumping in the Bladder causing dysuria with dribbling, rough urination.
Urinary tract stones stemming from Damp-Heat in the lower Jiao.
- Sha Ren
- Wang Bu Liu Xing
- Chuan Shan Zha
Qi Stagnation leading to insufficient lactation and swollen, painful breasts.
- Bai Zhi
- Gua Lou
- Lou Lu
- Lu Feng Fang
- Chi Shao
Fibrocystic breast disorder.
Notes
- The information above pertains to Fr. Malvae Dong Kui Guo, the primary source of Dong Kui Zi. Sm. Abutili Qing Mai Zi, bitter and neutral, enters the Bladder, Large Intestine and Liver channels; it clears Heat and facilitates urination to treat red and white dysenteric disorders and painful urinary dysfunction, and it also resolves toxicity, reduces swelling, and clears superficial visual obstruction to treat swollen abscesses and eye disorders, though it is used less often.
- Dong Kui Guo and Talcum Hua Shi are both slippery substances that unblock the orifices and treat urinary difficulty with rasping urethral pain. Hua Shi excels at cooling Summerheat and clearing Dampness, and can be applied topically to Damp-Heat sores, whereas Dong Gui Zi aids bowel movement and promotes lactation, in addition to reducing swelling.
- As a single-herb remedy, it treats generalized dysuria.