Category: External use
Name:
Pinyin: She Chuang Zi
Pharmaceutical: Fructus Cnidii Monnieri
Description: Fruit of Cnidium monnieri (L.) Cuss.
 
Preparation:
The whole plant is harvested in summer and autumn, when the fruit is ripe. The fruits are screened and then dried.
Properties:
Nature: Warm.
Flavor: Acid, bitter.
Tropism: Kidney.
Toxicity: Non-toxic.
Actions:
Warms the Kidney.
Fortify the Yang.
Disperse the Cold.
Chase the Wind.
Dries out the Moisture.
Hunt parasites and worms.
Please note:
Contraindications: Humidity Heat in the Lower Heater.
Void of Yin and excess of Heat.
Note: She Chuang Zi and Herba Epimedii (Yin Yang Huo) have activity similar to that of sex hormones.