Common Cnidium Fruit
Cnidii Fructus, Fructus Cnidii
She Chuang Zi

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Pungent; bitter; warm; slightly toxic

Part(s) used

Fruit

Potential toxicity/side effects

Slightly toxic

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To warm the kidney and promote virility, to remove damp, to dispel zvind, and to kill parasites.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Impotence, scrotal damp itch, vaginal discharge, pudendal itch, trichomoniasis, eczema, infertility due to uterus cold, wind-damp impediment pain, scab and lichen, damp sore.