车前子·Semen Plantaginis
plantago seed
Che Qian Zi (车前子) is the seed of plantain, recorded as Semen Plantaginis. It is sweet in flavour and cold in temperature, and enters the Bladder, Kidney, Liver and Lung channels. The catalogue files it among the herbs that drain Dampness.
| Pinyin | che qian zi |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 车前子·車前子 |
| Latin Name | Semen Plantaginis |
| English Name | plantago seed·Plantago Seeds |
| Japanese | shazenshi |
| Korean | chajeonja |
Lin syndrome with edema and distention
Edema.
Kidney Deficiency edema.
Limb edema from constrained Lungs and Kidneys; acute facial edema with signs of external Wind invasion; calms cough and wheezing where Phlegm obstructs Lung Qi or contracted Wind blocks Lung Qi and generates Phlegm
Lower Jiao Heat or Stone Lin with painful, dribbling urination
Damp-Heat clumping to cause scanty, painful urination with blood in it: opens Lin, stops bleeding and cools the Blood; edema of the legs from accumulated water and Damp
Yin Deficiency or Blood Heat with difficult, painful urination and hematuria
Lin Syndrome.
Spleen Deficiency with Damp-Heat, causing long-standing vaginal discharge
Vaginal discharge of Damp-Heat type in a patient with Spleen Deficiency
Diarrhea with scanty urine from Spleen Deficiency or Summerheat with Damp
Summerheat and Damp causing diarrhea
Cataracts and failing vision from Liver and Kidney Deficiency
shu di huang + gou qi zi + tu si zi + shi hu
Cataracts with dizziness and failing vision from Liver and Kidney Deficiency
huang qin + long dan cao + ju hua
Liver channel Heat with red, swollen, painful eyes
huang qin + yu xing cao + zhe bei mu
Lung Heat cough with copious yellow sputum
Pediatric chronic cough.
bai bu + zhi ban xia + chen pi
Children with a chronic cough and excess sputum
Damp-Heat dysuria (Re Lin)
Diarrhea with dysuria.
dang shen + bai zhu + gan cao + fu ling + chen pi
Summer diarrhea in children.
huang lian + jue ming zi + man jing zi + sang ye + mi meng hua + ju hua
Liver Fire with red, swollen, painful eyes
Liver Yang Rising with headache
Lung Yin Deficiency cough.
| Age | Raw | Granule | Tincture | Concentrate | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any 4-15g; Tincture: 2-4ml | 4-15 g | — | 2-4 ml | — | — |