This product is the mature fruit of the annual herb Cnidium monnieri (Cnidium monnieri (L.)) from the Apiaceae family. It is produced throughout the country, with Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangsu, and Anhui being the main producing areas. The fruits are harvested when they mature in the summer and autumn seasons. They are then dried and used in their raw form.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Acrid and bitter, warm. act on kidney channel.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Killing worms and stopping itching, warming and tonifying kidney yang.

bubble_chart Indications

1. Used for itching in the genital area, eczema, scabies, etc. Cnidium Fruit has a pungent, bitter, and warm nature, capable of drying dampness to kill worms and relieve itching. It treats women's pruritus vulvae and men's scrotal itching, and can be used alone or combined with alum, Sophora, Phelloendron Bark, etc., to decoct for external washing. For eczema and scabies, it can be used alone to decoct for external washing, or ground into powder for external application or made into ointment for topical use. It can also be combined with alum, Sophora, Phelloendron Bark, borax, etc., ground into powder and mixed with oil for external application. In modern times, it has also been made into ointment or suppository for treating trichomonal vaginitis.
2. Used for impotence, infertility, and other conditions. This product has the effect of warming and tonifying kidney yang when taken internally. It is suitable for men's impotence and women's uterine cold infertility caused by the decline of kidney yang and deficiency-cold of the lower energizer. It is often used with Prepared Rehmannia Root, Dodder Seed, Schisandra Fruit, Cassia Bark, etc., to warm the kidney and benefit essence.
3. In addition, this product also has the effect of dispelling wind and drying dampness, and can also be used for cold-dampness leukorrhea, fixed arthralgia lumbago, and other conditions.

bubble_chart Documentation

1. Benjing: "It treats male impotence, damp itching, swelling and pain in the female genitalia, eliminates Bi syndrome, benefits the joints, and treats epilepsy and malignant sores."
2. Bielu: "Warms the middle and lowers qi, causes uterine heat in women, and strengthens male potency."
3. Rihuazi Bencao: "Removes genital sweating, damp tinea, toothache, and red leucorrhea. Boil in water to bathe for generalized itching due to wind."

bubble_chart Usage and Dosage

For external use, 15-80g, decoct in water for external washing; or grind into powder for external application; or prepare into ointment, cream, or suppository for external use. For oral decoction, 3-10g.

bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications

Those with yin deficiency and effulgent fire or dampness-heat in the lower energizer should not take it internally.

bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology

This product contains coumarin components such as Cnidium Fruit and dihydrooroselol. It also contains volatile oils, with the main components being α-pinene, camphene, and isovaleric acid bornyl ester, among others. Cnidium Fruit has the effect of killing vaginal trichomonads. It exhibits inhibitory effects on fungi such as Trichophyton floccosum, shows significant inhibitory activity against influenza viruses, and has a certain inhibitory function against Newcastle disease virus. It possesses hormone-like effects, capable of prolonging the estrus period in mice, shortening the estrus interval, and inducing estrus in castrated mice.