He Shi - 鹤虱 - Fructus Carpesii Abrotinoidis

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Fructus Carpesii Abrotinoidis
Common English:	Carpesium Fruit Starwort Fruit or Seed

Category

Herbs that Expel Parasites (Anthelmintics)

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter Acrid	Neutral Slightly Toxic	Spleen Stomach	3-15g

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Kills parasites and alleviates pain	Abdominal pain caused by roundworms, pinworms, hookworms or tapeworms

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Sm Arecae Bing Lang Fr. Quisqualis Shi Jun Zi Cx. Meliae Ku Lian Pi	Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis Ku Shen Rx. Stemonae Bai Bu Fr. Cnidii She Chuang Zi	Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi Sm Arecae Bing Lang Alumen Ming Fan
Dislodges and expels pinworms, hookworms and tapeworms.	As a steam and wash for vaginal itching.	Roundworms.
Sm. Cucurbitae Moschatae Nan Gua Zi Omphalia Lei Wan
Tapeworms.

Notes

1. According to some sources, this herb kills parasites in the five internal organs, stops malarial disorders and may be applied to noxious sores.
2. Other sources state that it enters the Liver channel, regulates rebellious Qi, treats congealed Phlegm and Qi Stagnation throughout the body, and kills parasites.
3. For abdominal pain from Intestinal parasites, it may be used on its own.
4. Northern Carpesii Bei He Shi is more effective at expelling parasites, tapeworms in particular.
5. Southern Carpesii, Fructus Carotae Nan He Shi, is the seed of the wild carrot.