Name
Ji Zi (Hen's Egg)
Property
Sweet, neutral; lung, stomach and spleen meridians entered.
Actions
Nourish yin and moisten dryness, tonify blood and prevent abortion.
Indications
Hot eyes, sore throat, thrist after delivery, scalds, dysentery, cough caused by dryness, celostomia, threatened abortion, restlessness.
Dosage and administration
It can be eaten raw or taken after mixing with boiling water, or made into pills. Proper dosage is for external application.
Contraindication
It is contraindicated in case of phlegm and retained fluid and indigestion.