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(WO-2007061243-20070531) COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE EXTRACT OF CASSIA SEMEN FOR TREATING OR PREVENTING COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION. World Intellectual Property Organization.Deng, Z.Y., Zhang, J.W.,Wu, G.Y., Yin, Y.L., Ruan, Z., Li, T.J., Chu,W.Y., Kong, X.F., Zhang, Y.M., Fan, Y.W., Liu, R., Huang, R.L., 2007. "Dietary supplementation with polysaccharides from semen cassiae enhances immunoglobulin production and interleukin gene expression in early-weaned piglets.", J. Sci. Food Agric. 87, 1868–1873. 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 bowelsHaiying Liu, Nongxue Qiu, Huihuang Ding, Ruiqi Yao. "Polyphenols contents and antioxidant capacity of 68 Chinese herbals suitable for medical or food uses", Food Research International, Volume 41, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 363-370. 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/