Cnidium monnieri

Cnidium monnieri
Family:Cnidium monnieri; Antipruritic; Antirheumatic; Aphrodisiac; Astringent; Carminative; Sedative; Vermifuge; Vulnerary.
Common name:She Chuang Zi
She Chuang Zi has been used for thousands of years in Chinese herbal medicine. It is mainly used externally as a lotion powder or ointment for skin conditions such as eczema ringworm and scabies. The seed is antipruritic aphrodisiac antirheumatic astringent carminative discutient sedative vermifuge and vulnerary. A decoction is used internally in the treatment of Trichomonas vaginitis leucorrhoea and uterine displacement. The seed is also used in the treatment of impotence often in conjunction with Schisandra chinensis. It has been shown to have an action similar to the sex hormones prolonging and reviving the copulation period increasing the weight of the uterus and ovary prostate gland and testicle. A decoction of the seed or whole plant is applied externally to skin problems including weeping eczema.

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