| BASIC INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
| Plant name in Latin: | Sinapis alba |
| Herb name in Chinese: | 白芥子 |
| Herb name in Pinyin: | BAI JIE ZI |
| Herb name in English: | White Mustard Seed |
| HERB PROPERTIES | |
| Herb property: | Warm |
| Herb flavor: | Pungent |
| Herb meridian tropism: | Lung,Liver,Spleen,Stomach,Heart |
| HERB DESCRIPTION | |
| Use part: | seed |
| Herb effect: | To transform phlegm and expel rheum, dissipate binds and disperse swelling. |
| Herb indication: | Cough and asthma with abundant phlegm, fullness in chest and rib-side pain, numbness in limbs, swelling pain in joints, damp phlegm streaming sore, swelling toxin of flat abscess. |
| CROSS REFERENCES | |
| TCMID id: | 1399 |
| HERB id: | HERB000225 |
| SymMap id: | NA |