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Cang Er Zi
蒼耳子
cāng ěr zǐ
, ""deep green ear seeds""
Category:
Release the Exterior (Diaphoretics)
Warm Acrid Herbs that Release Exterior
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Tastes:
Slightly Bitter
,
Sweet
Dosage:
3-9g
Toxic
Cautions:
Contraindicated for headache or painful obstruction due to Blood deficiency; Several Materia Medica texts discourage eating pork while taking this herb;
Meridians:
Lung
Preparation:
• Dry-fried • Kernels
Quality:
Good quality - full, yellowish brown fruit with full seeds inside;
Reference Source:
Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')
Notes:
TOXIC! Overdose cause nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea;
Formulas
(1)
cāng ér zǐ sǎn (Xanthium Powder)
Family:
Compositae (Asteraceae)
Alternate Names:
Pharmaceutical:
Fructus Xanthii Sibirici
Botanical:
Xanthium sibiricum Patr.
Japanese:
sōjishi
Korean:
changija
Common:
cockleburr fruit, xanthium
Temperature:
Warm
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Wind-Damp Bi or Skin disorders with itching
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Opens nasal passages
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Dispels exterior Wind
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Disperses Wind and Dispels Dampness
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Nasal or sinus problems with thick, viscous discharge
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Headaches
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Loss of smell
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Itching
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Wind damp painful obstruction
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Exterior disorders with splitting headache radiating to back of neck (auxillary)
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1. With
(辛夷花, magnolia flower)
Xin Yi Hua
for headache and nasal obstruction;
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(石膏, stone paste)
Shi Gao
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(黃苓, )
Huang Qin
for acute Wind-Heat patterns;
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(茜草根, red grass root)
Qian Cao Gen
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(金銀花, gold silver flower)
Jin Yin Hua
for chronic Wind-Heat patterns;
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(五味子, five-flavored seed)
Wu Wei Zi
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(金櫻子, golden cherry fruit)
Jin Ying Zi
for allergic rhinitis;
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2. With
(威靈仙, awesome spiritual immortal)
Wei Ling Xian
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(川芎, sichuan lovage root)
Chuan Xiong
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(蒼术, green atractylodes)
Cang Zhu
for pain and numbness due to Wind-damp painful obstruction;
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3. With
(白蒺蔾, white caltrop)
Bai Ji Li
, as both an internally ingested decoction and as an external wash, for itching due to Wind rash or Damp-induced sores;
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