Common Motherwort Fruit

Produced in areas all around China.

Prism-shaped, 2~3mm long, 1.5mm wide. Externally grayish-brown, with deep-colored spots. One end is slightly wide, flat; other end gradually narrows to blunt tip. Fruit skin is thin; cotyledons are off-white and oily. faint odor; bitter taste.

Superior medicinal material is large and full.

Acrid, bitter; slightly cold.

Invigorates the blood, regulates menstruation, clears the liver, brightens the eyes. Sheng chong wei zi is advanced in clearing the liver and brightening the eyes. Apply to red eyes and swelling pain, or eye screen.

Fried chong wei zi: Cleaned Chong wei zi fried with slow fire, till produce explosive sound and slightly rised up, darkened the color, yellow inside and fragrance smells, take out and cool. Surface is raised, color is darken; brittle texture with aromatic odor. Moderates the cold property, with brittle texture which easily to crash and boil out components. Advanced in invigorates the blood and regulates menstruation. Apply to amenorrhea, irregular menstruation, and dysmenorrhea.