Traditional Chinese Medicine/Jue Ming Zi

Name Means:
 * Jue-Realized
 * Ming-Bright
 * Zi-Seed

English Name:
 * cassia seeds
 * foetid cassia seeds

Latin Name:
 * Semen cassiae

Tastes & Temperature:
 * ../Ku-Bitter/
 * ../Gan-Sweet/
 * ../Liang-Cool/

Channels:
 * Foot Jue Yin of Liver
 * Foot Shao Yin of Kidney
 * Hand Yang Ming of Large Intestine

Actions & Indications:
 * improve eyesight and relax bowels
 * Clear Heat & Drain Fire
 * Clear Liver Heat & brighten eyes
 * clear vision, expel Wind-Heat
 * moisten intestines and move stool
 * prevent atherosclerosis, lowers both blood pressure & serum cholesterol
 * treat hypertension

Contraindication:
 * Spleen/Stomach Deficient Cold

Caution:
 * diarrhea
 * hypotension

Antagonizes:
 * ../Hua Ma Ren/

Dosage:
 * 3-5 qian (9-15 grams)
 * up to 10 qian (30 grams)

Notes:
back to:
 * ../Qing Re Xia Huo/
 * ../TCM Materia Medica/