NATURE:
Neutral, sweet, attributive to spleen, kidneys and heart.
CHARACTERISTICS:
The seeds of Asia's most popular plant. It is cultivated and the whole
plant including the root, the leaves, the flowers and seeds are all used in
cooking as well as in medicine.
THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS:
Strengthen the spleen and relieve diarrhea; benefit the kidney to preserve
essence, keep the heart-fire and the kidney water in balance; tranquilize the
mind. Used for impotence, insomnia, venereal diseases, diarrhea and weak
heart.
