Radish Seed (Laifuzi)
| Pharmaceutical Name: | Semen Raphani |
| Botanical Name: | Raphanus Sativus L. |
| Common Name: | Radish Seed |
| Source of Earliest Record: | Rihuazi Bencao |
| Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: | The ripe seeds are gathered in the beginning of summer and dried in the sun. |
| Properties and Taste: | Pungent, sweet and neutral |
| Meridian: | Spleen, stomach and lung |
| Functions: | To eliminate food retention To descend qi and resolve phlegm |
| Indications and Combinations: | 1. Retention of food manifested as epigastric and abdominal distension and fullness, acid regurgitation, abdominal pain, diarrhea and tenesmus. *Use with Hawthorn fruit (Shanzha), Medicated leaven (Shenqu) and Tangerine peel (Chenpi) in the formula Bohe Wan. 2. Excessive phlegm manifested as cough with profuse sputum or asthma. *Use with White mustard seed (Baijiezi) and Perilla seed (Suzi) in the formula Sanzi Yangqing Tang. |
| Dosage: | 6-10 g |