Yun Shi - 云实 - Semen Caesalpiniae Descapitatae

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Semen Caesalpiniae Descapetatae
Common English:	Mysorethorn Seed

Category

Herbs that Clear Heat and Purge Fire: Herbs that Resolve Damp-Heat

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Pungent Bitter	Warm	Lung Large Intestine	9-15g

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Clears Heat, eliminates Dampness and kills parasites	Dysentery, malaria, diabetes, indigestion, infantile malnutrition, snakebite, hookworm and other ascariasis

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Notes

1. The root serves as an antirheumatic and is used for cough, rheumatic arthritis, traumatic injury, toothache, stomatitis, parotitis, mastitis, headache, dizziness and measles.
2. The leaf is applied for infantile aphthae and traumatic injury.