LAI FU ZI

Names for Lai Fu Zi
Pharmaceutical:	Semen Raphani Sativi
Botanical:	Raphanus sativus L. (Cruciferae)
Other names:	Sheng Lai Fu Zi, Luo Bo Zi
Description:	Radish Seed.

Actions
Promotes digestion; Transforms food retention; Moves Qi downwards; Transforms Phlegm; ...

Origin of lai fu zi
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Preparation of lai fu zi
The plant is cut up in summer when the fruit is ripe, and dried in the sun. The seed is rubbed out, removed from foreign matter, and dried again in the sun. The drug can also be stir-fried.;

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