Seed of Cluster Mallow
Semen Malvae Verticillatae
Dong Kui Zi

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Cold; sweet

Part(s) used

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

1. treatment of dysuria and edema. abutilon (dongkuizi) is used with poria (fuling) and white atractylodes (baizhu). 2. treatment of scanty urine with blood and painful urination. abutilon (dongkuizi) is used with plantain seed (cheqianzi), lygodium spores (haijinsha) and talc (huashi). 3. treatment of obstructed lactation and breast distension. abutilon (dongkuizi) is used with amomum fruit (sharen) and ricepaper pith (tongcao). 4. treatment of constipation. abutilon (dongkuizi) is used with herbs that moisten intestines and move feces, such as chinese angelica root (danggui), peach seed (taoren) and arborvitae seed (baiziren).

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Its fatty oil is a purgative.