Baie Jie Zi : Brassica alba (L.) Boiss.
Huang Jie Zi : Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. & Coss.
(Cruciferae)
Other names:
Jie Zi
Description:
Mustard Seed.
Actions
Warms the Lungs;
Eliminates Phlegm;
Moves Qi;
Disperses nodules;
Promotes circulation in the channels;
Calms pain;
...
Origin
Anhui, Henan.
* Plant cultivation: some regions of China.;
Preparation
The plant is cut up in late summer and early autumn when the fruit is ripe, and dried in the sun. The seed is tapped out and removed from foreign matter.
The drug can also be stir-fried.;
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