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Caper Euphorbia Seed

Caper Euphorbia Seed. Class: Drastic Purgatives. Properties: Pungent; Warm; Toxic. Meridians: Liver; Kidney; Large Intestine

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Qian Jin Zi
中文名 (Chinese)
千金子
Latin Name
Euphorbiae Semen; Semen Euphorbiae
English Name
Caper Euphorbia Seed
Alias Names
千两金菩萨豆续随子拒冬实联步拒冬子滩板救看园老百药解千金药解小巴豆
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Pungent; Warm; Toxic
Meridians (归经)
Liver; Kidney; Large Intestine
Part Used
Ripe seed without seed coat
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Drastic Purgatives
功效分类 (CN)
通水药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To cause drastic purgation for treating edema, and eliminate blood stasis for treating masses.
Indication (主治)
Edema, phlegm-rheum, accumulation and distention-fullness, urinary and fecal stoppage, amenorrhea due to blood stasis, intractable impediment, wart.
Toxicity
Toxic
Clinical Manifestations
1. its purgative effect is as three times as castor oil.2. its fresh preparation may inhibit the progress of acute lymphatic leukemia, acute and chronic granulocytic leukemia and acute monocytic leukemia.
🔗 External References
SymMap
315
TCMID
1106
TCMSP
315
TCM-ID
1658