Huo Ma Ren
火麻仁 huǒ má rén, "fire hemp seeds"

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	Tastes: Sweet		Dosage: 9-15g; crush

	Cautions: Excessive consumption can lead to nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea		Meridians: Spleen , Stomach , Large Intestine
	Preparation: • Dry-fried		Quality: Good quality - big, yellow, and full seeds
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (5) dà dìng fēng zhū (Major Arrest Wind Pearl) jiā jiǎn fù mài tāng (Modified Restore the Pulse Decoction) rùn cháng wán (Moisten the Intestines Pill (from Master Shen's Bo) sān jiǎ fù mài tāng (Three-Shell Decoction to Restore the Pulse) zhì gān cǎo tāng (Honey-Fried Licorice Decoction)

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Pharmaceutical: Semen Cannabis Sativae

Botanical: Cannabis Sativa L.

Japanese: kamanin

Korean: hwamain

Common: hemp seeds, canabis seeds, linum

Temperature: Neutral

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Nourishes and Moistens the intestines add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Nourishes Yin add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Clears Heat and Promotes healing of sores (topically and internally). add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Constipation in the elderly add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Postpartum constipation add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Yin deficiency with constipation add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Sores and ulcerations (orally or topically) add comment

Huo Ma Ren火麻仁 huǒ má rén, "fire hemp seeds"