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Dong Kui Zi (Musk Mallow Seeds, Abutilon Seeds)

Herbs that Regulate Water and Drain Dampness
Dong Kui Zi 冬葵子

Semen Malvae Musk Mallow Seeds, Abutilon Seeds

Also known as Dong Kui Guo, Kui Zi

Channels BLLISI
Nature Cold Sweet
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Dong Kui Zi (Semen Malvae)
Specimen Semen Malvae

Materia Medica Data

Category
Herbs that Regulate Water and Drain Dampness
Temperature
Cold
Nature & Flavour
Sweet, Cold
Channels Entered
BL, LI, SI
Latin (pharmaceutical)
Semen Malvae
Chinese
冬葵子
Tone Marks
dōng kuí zĭ
Also Known As
Dong Kui Guo, Kui Zi
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Chinese Herb Actions

  • Promotes Urination For painful urinary dribbling with heat, blood, or stones. Also for edema with constipation.
  • Promotes Lactation, Benefits the Breasts For insufficient lactation, swollen breasts, and pain in the breasts.
  • Moistens the Intestines For constipation due to lack of yin

Chinese Herb Dosage

  • 10-15 grams in decoction for Dong Kui Zi 12
  • 3-9 grams in decoction for Dong Kui Guo 13

Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions

  • Use with caution in cases with loose stools due to Cold or Spleen Deficiency.
  • Use with caution in pregnant mothers

Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose

  • None noted at normal dosage.
  • Overdose can lead to hallucinations, delirious speech, double vision, and mild excitation

Herb-Drug Interactions

  • Care should be used in patients taking diuretics like Lasix.

Chinese Herb Notes

  • The fruit is a papery covering over the seeds.
  • This herb promotes both urination, bowel movement, and lactation due to its sweet, bland, cold and slippery nature.

Sources & References

Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus

The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.

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Chinese Herbs Books & References

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    Dan Bensky

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    John K. Chen, Tina T. Chen

  • https://amzn.to/42aMz73

    Max Wichtl

  • https://amzn.to/3PuD4bt

    Him Che. Yeung

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