Sword Jackbean Seed
Name
Dao Dou (Semen Canavaliae)
Property
Sweet, warm; spleen, stomach, large intestine and kidney meridians entered.
Actions
Warm the spleen and stomach, direct qi downward, tonify the kidney and stop hiccup.
Indications
Vomiting, stomachache, deficiency of the kidney, lumbago, deficiency-cold hiccup.
Dosage and administration
Decoct 9~15 g or stir-bake it and then grind into powder.
Cations
It is contraindicated in case of excessive stomach heat.