Suo Luo Zi - 娑罗子 - Fructus Aesculi

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Fructus Aesculi
Common English:	Chinese Buckeye Seed Horse Chestnut Wilson Buckeye Seed

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet	Warm	Liver Stomach Spleen Lung	3-10g

Actions

Indications/Syndromes

Descends Qi and stops epigastric pain, Regulates Qi, Relieves the Middle Jiao

Pain due to distention in the chest, hypochondria and Stomach from Liver disharmony

Premenstrual breast distention and pain due to Liver Qi Stagnation

Kills intestinal parasites

Intestinal parasites

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Fr. Akebiae Ba Yue Zha Fr. Citri Sarcodactylis Fo Shou	Fr. liquidamberis Lu Lu Tong Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin (Rz. Cyperi) (Xiang Fu)
A stifling sensation in the chest and hypochondriac pain due to Liver/Stomach disharmopny.	Premenstrual breast distention and pain.

Japanese Fr. Aesuclus Suo Luo Zi is used to help the intestinal tract digest and absorb food. It is also an ingredient in skin lotion.
In Germany, an aqueous extract made from the seed serves as a general anti-inflammatory and is used for hemorrhoids, functional uterine bleeding and broken bones.
This herb is said to be the most dependable remedy for Stomach pain.
The flesh, which is bitter and slightly cooling, eases the Middle and descends Qi. It treats distention and bloating of the epigastrium, Liver and diaphragm, as well as accumulation from childhood nutritional impairment, and malarial and dysenteric disorders. It also treats hematemesis caused by injury from over exertion.
The flesh additionally calms the Stomach and unblocks the collaterals, and it is highly effective when charred on a tile, or soaked in wine and roasted, before being eaten.
A single Aesculi seed helps epigastric pain: remove the shell, pulverize it, decoct and drink. It can also expel parasites with the stool. Take it three times.