Cnidium, She Chuang Zi 蛇床子 She Chuang Zi (TCM)La la phud ser po  ལ་ལ་ཕུདསེར་པོ  (Tibetan Medicine) Jacquin, Hortus botanicus Vindobonensis, (1770) Botanical name: Cnidium monnieri (syn. Selinum monnieri) Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent, Sweet Classifications: T. External Medicines Uses: 1. Warms the Kidneys, Tonifies Yang:-Impotence, Frigidity, Lack of Sex drive-Infertility (men or women), Warms the Uterus and male organs-Lumbago from Cold Kidneys-Incontinence2. Clears Wind-Damp:-Leukorrhea, especially with itching-Back pain from Wind-Damp-‘facilitates movements of joints’. (Shen Nong Ben Cao)3. Clears Wind-Cold, Stops Cough:-allergy-Cough, Asthma from Cold Phlegm4. Settles Wind, Calms the Mind and Nerves:-Epilepsy-Depression, Melancholy-‘Long-term use makes one feel happy’ (Shen Nong Ben Cao)-‘Long-term use makes one look younger and become more productive (Ming Yi Bie Lu)5. Externally:-Weeping Eczema; Damp skin lesions-Scabies, Tinea (topically as powder, wash or tincture)-itching of the Vulva or Penis, Trichomonas-Hemorrhoids, topically as a wash-a strong decoction used as a wash for the male genitals has an aphrodisiac effect-Toothache Dose: 1. The stir-fried seed was recommended for internal use.2. The crude seed is best for external washes etc.Decoction: 3–9 gramsPowder: 1–3 gramsUsed as a wash (15–30 grams per liter), or the powder is mixed with water to be applied externally Comment: ‘This is a drug…

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