White mustard seed (Bai jie zi)
Botanical Name: 1. Sinapis alba (L.)
Boiss.; 2. Brassica Juncea (L.)
Common Name: Brassica seed, White mustard seed
Source of Earliest Record: Mingyi Bielu
Part Used : After the white mustard
ripens in summer or autumn, the seeds are gathered and dried in the sun.
Properties & Taste: Pungent and warm
Meridian: Lung
Functions:
1. To warm the lungs and resolve phlegm;
2. To invigorate qi circulation and disperse
nodules;
3. To open the channels and stop pain
Indications:
1. Lungs blocked by cold-phlegm manifested as cough with profuse, dilute and
white sputum and stifling sensation in the chest.
2. Retention of phlegm-damp in the chest and diaphragm manifested as
distension and pain in the chest and hypochondriac region.
3. Channels and collaterals obstructed by phlegm-damp
manifested as joint pain and numbness of the limbs.
4. Yin carbuncles and swellings without discoloration of the skin.
Dosage: 3-10 g
Cautions & Contraindications: This herb is contraindicated in cases with
skin allergies.
50 fresh seeds $3.50