Hu Tao Ren - 胡桃仁 - Semen Juglandis

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Semen Juglandis
Common English:	English Walnut Persian Walnut Walnut

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet	Warm	Kidney Large Intestine Lung	9-30g Tincture: 2-4ml 9-15g, 9-30g (alone) (Secondary source)

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
*Tonifies the Kidneys, replenishes Jing* and Strengthens the back and knees**	Kidney Yang Deficiency with a Cold and painful back and knees and urinary frequency Kidney Jing Deficiency
Arrests wheezing and helps the Kidneys grasp Qi, Resolves cold Phlegm, Warms and astringes the Lungs	Lung and Kidney Deficiencies with chronic cough and wheezing that worsens with any exertion Kidney unable to grasp Lung Qi
Moistens the Intestines and unblocks the bowels	Constipation from Deficient Fluids and Blood Constipation in the elderly Constipation due to injured Fluids following a febrile disorder

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Hu Tao Ren has anticoagulant and thrombolytic effects and should be used with caution in patients who take anticoagulant or antiplatelet medication such as warfarin (Coumadin), heparin, enoxaparin (Lovenox), aspirin, dipyridamole (Persantine) and clopidogrel (Plavix)

Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong Fr. Psoraliae Bu Gu Zhi Or Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan	Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong Fr. Psoraliae Bu Gu Zhi Hb. Lysimachiae/ Desmodii Jin Qian Cao Spora Lygodii Hai Jin Sha	Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen Gecko Ge Jie
Low back and knee pain and weakness in the legs from Kidney Deficiency.	Back pain associated with Kidney stones.	Wheezing from Deficient Lungs and Kidneys.
Mel Feng Mi	Mel Feng Mi Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo	Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui (Sm. Cannabis) (Huo Ma Ren) Hb. Cistanches Rou Cong Rong
Chronic cough due to Deficiency Cold. Chronic cough and dyspnea.	Concurrent lower back pain and weak legs from Wind-Damp Bi.	Constipation due to insufficient fluids in the Large Intestine.
Fr. Psoraliae Bu Gu Zhi	Rx. Polygoni Multiflori He Shou Wu Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui	Fr. Lycii Gou Qi Zi
Low back pain with premature ejaculation, coughing and wheezing due to Kidney Yang Deficiency. Fortifies Kidney Yang to help it grasp the Qi in treating coughs and wheezing, strengthens the sinews and bones and treats aching of the lower back and knees, impotence and premature ejaculation due to Lower Jiao Cold.	Prematurely gray hair.	Blurred vision.
Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo	Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Colla Corii Asini E Jiao Hb. Cistanches Rou Cong Rong
Arthritis.	Chronic constipation.

It is chosen when the Kidneys and the Lung are both affected.
Its action is mild, so it usually plays an assisting role.
According to one source, Walnuts tonify the Qi, nourish the Blood, moisten Dryness, transform Phlegm, strengthen the Ming Men, ease the San Jiao, warm the Lungs and moisten the Intestines, treating Deficiency Cold coughs and heavy, painful low back and feet.
Another source states that it enriches and tonifies the Liver and Kidneys, strengthens the sinews and bones, firms the teeth and darkens the hair.
It is also known as He Tao Ren.