Wang Bu Liu Xing - 王不留行 - Semen Vaccariae

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Semen Vaccariae
Common English:	Cow Fat Seed Cow Soapwort Seed Cow-Herb Seed Cowcockle Seed Vaccaria Seeds

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter (Acrid) (Sweet)	Neutral	Liver Stomach	4-30g Tincture: 2-4ml 4.5-9g (Secondary source)

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Promotes the movement of Blood, promotes lactation and invigorates the channels	Promotes lactation and unblocks menstruation Insufficient lactation due to amenorrhea
Reduces swelling and drains abscesses	For painful swellings, especially of the breast or testicles
Promotes healing of incised wounds	Incised wounds

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Contraindicated during pregnancy.
Contraindicated for those with Blood loss disorders and continuous menstrual bleeding.
Use caution and in low dosage for those with Deficiency.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu (Flos Carthami) (Hong Hua) (Rz. Chuanxiong) (Chuan Xiong)	Squama Manitis Chuan Shan Jia	Fr. Liquidamberis Lu Lu Tong Medulla Tetrapanacis Tong Cao Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
Blood Stasis leading to menstrual irregularities or amenorrhea.	Insufficient lactation and breast abscess. Amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, mobile and fixed abdominal masses and accumulations. Lactostasis.	Insufficient lactation.
Rx. Astragali Huang Qi Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui	Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou (Fr. Forsythiae) (Lian Qiao) (Sp. Prunellae) (Xia Ku Cao)	Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen
Insufficient lactation due postpartum Qi and Blood Deficiency.	Breast abscess.	Orchitis from mumps.
Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis Du Huo Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi Flos Carthami Hong Hua Rx. Clematidis Wei Ling Xian Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao Caul. Spatholobi Ji Xue Teng	Squama Manitis Chuan Shan Jia Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu Hb. Dianthi Qu Mai Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong
Bi syndrome.	Insufficient lactation caused by emotional disturbances.

Its action is said to be very rapid and impossible to halt by any means.
It disperses the swelling of carbuncles.
It has been applied topically for herpes zoster.
It is known to be effective for benign prostatic hypertrophy or prostatitis.
It is used for difficult labor.
Wang Bu Liu Xing and Squama Manitis Chuan Shan Jia both promote unrestrained movement and excel at unblocking the channels and collaterals, moving the Blood, increasing the flow of breast milk and reducing swollen sores. Wang Bu Liu Xing is bitter and neutral with a strong downward action, which lets it induce labor and direct breast milk downward. Chuan Shan Jia is salty and cold and pierces more strongly, so it disseminates and unblocks the organs internally while tracking down Wind and invigorating the collaterals externally. It also expels pus.
Dry-fried Vaccaria Seeds Chao Liu Xing Zi are warm and more strongly invigorate the Blood and promote menstruation, and they are used for amenorrhea from Blood Stasis.