Nan Gua Zi
| Nan Gua Zi in TCM:Explore the properties of Nan Gua Zi according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: pumpkin seed, cushaw seed
Pharmacuetical Name: Semen Cucurbitae Moschatae
Properties: sweet, neutral
Temperature: neutral
Channels: LI, ST
Flavors: sweet
Special Properties:
expels parasites
Actions / Indications:
- Expels Parasites (tapeworms - especially from beef,
especially numbs the middle and the tail of tape worms, roundworms,
schistosomiasis - parasites in LV)
Special Notes:
- (cooking: ground to powder in raw form and mix with cold water)
- Considered to be very safe with minimal side effects.
- to expel tapeworms: grind nan gua zi to powder (60-120g) and consume
mixed with cold water, 2 hours later drink a decoction of Bing
Lang (60-120g), and 30 minutes later drink Mang
Xiao dissolved in water (15g)
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