Qian Niu Zi
牽牛子 qiān niú zǐ, "cowherd seeds"

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	Tastes: Acrid , Bitter		Dosage: 3-6g; crush
	Toxic
	Cautions: Contraindicated during pregnancy. Use with caution in weak patients. Do not combine with Crotonis Fructus. avoid use during Pregnancy		Meridians: Lung , Kidney , Large Intestine , Small Intestine
	Preparation: • Black • White • Kernels • Dry-fried		Quality: Good quality - full seeds without pericarp fragments or other foreign matter
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (2) mù xiāng bīng láng wán (Aucklandia and Betel Nut Pill from the Analytic Co) zhōu chē wán (Vessel and Vehicle Pill)

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Pharmaceutical: Semen Pharbitidis

Botanical: Pharbitis Nil Choisy, Pharbitis Purpurea Voigt

Japanese: kengoshi

Korean: kyeonuja

Common: morning glory seeds, pharbitis

Temperature: Cold , Slightly Toxic

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Drains water and Promotes urination add comment

	+1 Andrea Murchison (Rootdown Editor) Unblocks the bowels and Removes accumulations add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Expels Intestinal parasites and Reduce Stagnation add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Sensation of fullness in the chest add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Abdominal distention due to obstruction of Lung qi by thin mucus add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Constipation due to accumulation and stagnation of damp heat add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Food stagnation in the Stomach and Intestines add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Roundworm infestations add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Tapeworm infestation add comment

Qian Niu Zi牽牛子 qiān niú zǐ, "cowherd seeds"