Dong Kui Zi - 冬葵子 - Semen Abutili/Malvae

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Semen Abutili/Malvae / Malvae Fructus
Common English:	Chingma Abutilon Seed/Cluster Mallow Fruit Indian Mallow Seed/Mallow Fruit Malva Musk Mallow Seeds

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet	Cold	Bladder Large Intestine Small Intestine	3-14g Tincture: 2-4ml 3-9g (Secondary source)

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Promotes urination and unblocks painful urinary dysfunction	Damp-Heat painful urinary dysfunction, especially Stone Lin or Blood Lin) Edema without painful urinary dysfunction (adjunctive) It is especially useful when these disorders are accompanied by constipation
Benefits the breasts (increases lactation)	Insufficient lactation, painful, swollen breasts and early-stage breast abscess
Moistens the Intestines and unblocks the bowels	Constipation due to Intestinal fluid insufficiency

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Poria Fu Ling	Caul. Akebiae Mu Tong	Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi Caul. Akebiae Mu Tong Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
Postpartum urinary discomfort and edema. Edema with a sensation of heaviness and urinary difficulty. Thin mucus accumulated in the epigastrium leading to nausea.	Pediatric Lin.	Dysuria due to Heat clumping in the Bladder with dribbling and rough urination.
Hb. Desmodii Styracifolii Guang Jin Qian Cao Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli Ji Nei Jin Fol. Pyrrosiae Shi Wei Or Hb. Lygodii Hai Jin Sha Hb. Lysimachiae Jin Qian Cao Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie Hb. Lycopi Ze Lan Rx. Cyathulae Chuan Niu Xi	Fr. Amomi Sha Ren Or Sm. Vaccariae Wang Bu Liu Xing Squama Manitis Chuan Shan Zha	Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Rx. Rhapontici Lou Lu Nidus Vespae Lu Feng Fang Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao
Urinary tract stones from lower Jiao Damp-Heat.	Qi Stagnation causing insufficient lactation and swollen, painful breasts.	Fibrocystic breast disorder.
Sm. Cannabis Huo Ma Ren	Sm. Vaccariae Wang Bu Liu Xing
Constipation due to Intestinal fluid insufficiency.	Blood Stasis causing insufficient lactation and swollen, painful breasts.

The information above refers to Fr. Malvae Dong Kui Guo, which is the main herb supplied as Dong Kui Zi. Sm. Abutili Qing Mai Zi is bitter and neutral and enters the Bladder, Large Intestine and Liver. By clearing Heat and promoting urination, it treats red and white dysenteric disorders and painful urinary dysfunction. It also resolves toxicity, reduces swellings and superficial visual obstruction, and clears the eyes, so it is used for swollen abscesses and superficial visual obstruction. It is used less often.
Dong Kui Guo and Talcum Hua Shi are both slippery, unblock the orifices, and are used for difficult urination with rasping pain in the urethra. Hua Shi excels at cooling Summerheat and draining Dampness and can be applied topically to Damp-Heat sores, whereas Dong Gui Zi aids bowel movements, promotes lactation and also reduces swelling.
Generalized dysuria can be treated with this herb used alone.