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title: "She Chuang Zi"
url: "https://books.drcassone.com/21/traditional-medicines-of-east-asia/585/she-chuang-zi"
---

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# She Chuang Zi

### Cnidii Fructus

_acrid, bitter, warm, slightly toxic_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Topical Application**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Itching
- Skin lesions
- Scabies
- Tinea
- Erectile dysfunction
- Infertility
- Vaginal discharge
- Low back pain

She Chuang Zi is acrid, bitter, and warm. It is also slightly toxic
and enters the kidney system to support conditions such as
erectile dysfunction, vaginal discharge, infertility, and low back
pain. The warming function of this herb helps with yang
deficiency patterns while the acrid and bitter functions detoxify.

**Channels:** kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Endocrine adaptogen
- Analgesic
- Allergies
- Arthritis
- Leukorrhea
- Eczema
- Frequent urination

**Formulas:**
- Wen Yang Bu Gan Jian

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe She Chuang Zi orally to
patients with damp heat in the lower jiao or patients with yin
deficiency patterns

**Zoo Image:** an itchy monkey on a parasite tree is warming her kidneys in the
sun while she has cold vaginal discharge and white coconut milk coming out
her bottom

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