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Wang Bu Liu Xing王不留行

Semen VaccariaeVaccaria Seeds

Also known asCow Soapwort Seed · Cowcockle Seed · Cow-Herb Seed · Cow Fat Seed

Category
Herbs that Invigorate the Blood
Nature
neutral
Taste
bitter
Channels entered
Liver, Stomach
Dosage
4–30 g

Usual doses

Dosage
4–30 g
Tincture
2–4 ml

Actions & indications

Promotes the movement of Blood, promotes lactation and invigorates the channels
  • Promotes lactation and unblocks menstruation
  • Insufficient lactation due to amenorrhea
Reduces swelling and drains abscesses
For painful swellings, especially of the breast or testicles
Promotes healing of incised wounds
Incised wounds

Contraindications

  • Not to be used during pregnancy.
  • Avoid in those with Blood-loss disorders or continuous menstrual bleeding.
  • Use cautiously and at a reduced dose in patients with Deficiency.

Combinations

Notes

  • It is reputed to act very quickly, with an effect that cannot be halted by any means.
  • It reduces the swelling of carbuncles.
  • Applied topically, it has been used for herpes zoster.
  • It is recognized as effective for prostatitis and benign prostatic hypertrophy.
  • It is used for difficult labor.
  • Wang Bu Liu Xing and Squama Manitis, Chuan Shan Jia, share an unrestrained, mobilizing nature: both excel at opening the channels and collaterals, moving Blood, encouraging lactation and reducing swollen sores. Wang Bu Liu Xing is bitter and neutral, with a pronounced downward-directing action that induces labor and pushes breast milk downward. Chuan Shan Jia is salty and cold, with a stronger penetrating quality that lets it disperse and unblock the internal organs while tracking down Wind and invigorating the collaterals at the exterior; it also expels pus.
  • Dry-fried Vaccaria Seeds, Chao Liu Xing Zi, are warm and more strongly invigorate the Blood and promote menstruation, making them suited to amenorrhea caused by Blood Stasis.

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