Jue Ming Zi
| Jue Ming Zi in TCM:Explore the properties of Jue Ming Zi according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: cassia seed
Pharmacuetical Name: Semen Cassiae
Properties: sweet, bitter, cool
Temperature: cool
Channels: LI, LV
Flavors: sweet, bitter
Special Properties:
clears heat, resolves dryness
Actions / Indications:
- Clears LV fire and eyes (Liver fire or LV hyperactivity
with headache, itchy, painful, red eyes; wind-heat from eyes; excess
tearing, light sensitive, night blindness and optic nerve degeneration)
- Moistens intestines, unblocks bowels (dry stool or
chronic constipation due to dryness in the intestines)
- Subdues LV yang (dizziness due to LYR, headaches;
modern use to reduce cholesterol with related hypertension)
- (Cooking: crush before decocting)
- (cc: diarrhea)
- (cc: hyportension)
Special Notes:
- (Cooking: crush before decocting)
- Use up to 30g for reducing cholesterol.
- Similar to Shi Jue Ming, but Jue Ming
Zi is bitter and cold and more effectively treats eye disorders caused
by wind and heat in the liver channel. Shi Jue Ming is salty and better
to anchor liver yang and nourish yin.
Contraindications:
- (cc: diarrhea)
- (cc: hyportension)
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