白芥子·Semen Sinapis
White Mustard Seed
Bai Jie Zi (白芥子) is the white mustard seed, recorded as Semen Sinapis Albae. It is acrid in flavour and warm in temperature, entering the Lung channel alone. The catalogue files it among the herbs that transform Phlegm-Cold.
| Pinyin | bai jie zi |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 白芥子 |
| Latin Name | Semen Sinapis·Semen Sinapis Albae·Semen Sinapsis |
| English Name | White Mustard Seed |
| Japanese | hyakugaishi |
| Korean | paekgaeja |
Cold-Phlegm obstructing the chest and flanks, or fluid collected in the chest and diaphragm, with a cough bringing up copious clear frothy sputum and chest pain, fullness and distention
gan sui + hong/jing da ji
Sudden excruciating pain of the chest, neck and lower back from Phlegm lodged above and below the diaphragm, with cough and wheezing, a wiry slippery pulse and a greasy tongue coat
Phlegm-Damp obstructing the channels, with joint pain and deep-rooted Yin-type boils
mu bie zi + mo yao + rou gui + gui zhi + mu xiang
Phlegm in the channels and collaterals with pain and numbness of the shoulders and upper arms, and/or stiffness and pain of the back
Restores free flow of Qi and reduces Phlegm for cough and wheezing, especially with a sense of the chest and diaphragm filled with Phlegm, above all Cold-Phlegm, and impaired descent of Lung Qi
lu jiao jiao + rou gui + pao jiang + shu di huang
Yin sores.
| Age | Raw | Granule | Tincture | Concentrate | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any 3-15g Do not decoct for a long time | 3-15 g | — | — | — | — |
白芥子·Semen Sinapis
Bai jie zi chao (白芥子) is the dry-fried form of bai jie zi, the white mustard seed supplied as Semen Sinapis Albae. The catalogue files it among the substances that transform Phlegm-Cold. No channels, flavour or temperature are recorded.
The catalogue records no separate actions, dose or cautions for this preparation. Unless noted above it follows bai jie zi.
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