Impatiens balsamina
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Nomenclature
Other Names:
Historical Use of Impatiens balsamina
Impatiens balsamina in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Background
Chinese Name (pinyin): Jixingzi
Chinese Name :
Common Name :Garden balsam seed
Specific Name : Semen impatientis
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Collection : The drug is collected in summer and autumn when the fruit is nearly ripe, dried in the sun, remove from pericarp and foreign matters.
Description : Elliptic, oblate or ovoid, 2 - 3 mm long, 1.5 - 2.5mm wide. Externally brown or greyish brown rough with sparse white or pale yellowish brown spots. Raphe occurring at the narrow end, slightly prominent. Texture hard, testa thin, cotyledons, greyish white, transluscent and oily, odorless, taste weak, slightly bitter.
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Processing :
Action : To remove stagnation of qi, eliminate blood stasis, and soften hard masses.
Indication : masses; amenorrhea; dysphasia
Precautions : Used with caution in pregnancy.
Dosage : 3 to 4.5 g.
Storage : Preserve in a dry place.
Synonymns for Impatiens balsamina
Patent Medicines and Medicines with Multiple Ingredients that include Impatiens balsamina
Pharmaceutical Information
Chemical Constituents
Evidence or the Use of Impatiens balsamina in the Treatment of Epilepesy
Basic Science
Animal Studies
Cohort, Case-Control and Non-Randomized Trials
Randomized Controlled Trials
Meta-Analysis
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