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 Category  Bu Xu Yao
補虛藥
 Sub Category  Bu Yang
補陽
 Name  Jiu Zi
韭子
Allium seed
 Grown  Throughout China.
 Source  Seed of Allium fuberosum Rottler.
 Ingredients  Volatile oil.
 Pharma Effect  
 Properties  Acrid, sweet, warm
 Channels  Liver, kidney
 Function  Tones liver and kidney, warms lower back and knees, strengthens yang and controls nocturnal emission.
 Clinic Usage  For deficient kidney yang, impotence due to deficient liver and kidney, soreness and weakness in the lower back and knees, nocturnal emission, enuresis, urinary incontinence, and excessive leukorrhea.
 Cautions  Contraindicated in cases of yin deficiency with strong fire signs.
 Dosage  5~10g
 Storage  Store in a dry place.