Che Qian Zi
車前子 chē qián zǐ, "before the cart seeds"

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Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

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	Tastes: Sweet		Dosage: 9-15g; decoct in small bag

	Cautions: Use with caution during pregnancy or in those with loss of essence due to Kidney deficiency, unless combined with complementary herbs that secure the Kidneys		Meridians: Lung , Urinary Bladder , Liver , Kidney
	Preparation: • Unprepared • Dry-fried • Salt-processed • Entire plant		Quality: Good quality - full, hard, brownish black seeds
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (9) bā zhèng sǎn (Eight Herb Powder for Rectification) jì shēng shèn qì wán (Kidney Qi Pill from Formulas to Aid the Living) jiā wèi wǔ lín sǎn (Augmented Five-Ingredient Powder for Painful Urinary Dysfunction) lóng dǎn xiè gān tāng (Gentiana Long Gan Cao Decoction to Drain the Liver) Qīng Xīn Líán Zǐ Yǐn (Lotus Seed Decoction to Clear the Heart) wán dài tāng (End Discharge Decoction) wǔ shén tāng (Five Miracle Decoction) yì huáng tāng (Change Yellow (Discharge) Decoction ) zhù jǐng wán (Preserve Vistas Pill)

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Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Semen Plantaginis

Botanical: Plantago Asiatica L., Plantago Depressa Willd.

Japanese: shazenshi

Korean: chajeonja

Common: plantago seeds

Temperature: Cold

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Promotes urination and Clears damp heat add comment

	+1 Andrea Murchison (Rootdown Editor) Promotes urination to solidify the stool add comment

	+1 Benjamin Satterfield (Rootdown Staff) Cough add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Damp heat pouring into the lower burner add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Red, painful swollen eyes add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Sensitivity to light add comment

Che Qian Zi車前子 chē qián zǐ, "before the cart seeds"