Areca
Seed
(bing
lang)
Semen
Arecae
Properties:
It is bitter and pungent in flavour, warm in nature,
acting on the spleen, stomach and large intestine
channels. It has the effects of expelling and killing many
kinds of intestinal parasites, and a laxative effect to
excrete parasites from intestine. Being pungent for
dispersing and bitter for lowering, it can promote
circulation of Qi and induce diuresis to treat food
retention, abdominal distention and watery distention.
Effects:
Killing parasites, promoting circulation of Qi , resolving
food retention, and inducing diuresis to eliminate edema.
Indications:
1. To treat
cestodiasis, a concentrated decoction made from 60-120g of
areca seed can be taken, or it can be used in combination
with pumkin seed for strengthening the effect of expelling
and killing tapeworms. To treat ascariasis and
enterobiasis, it can be used in combination with
quisqualis fruit, chinaberry bark, caarpesium fruit and
other anthelmintics, such as Huachong Pill.
2. To treat food
retention, abdominal distention due to Qi stagnation, and
indigestion, the herb is often used in combination with
germinated barley, hawthorn fruit and medicated leaven for
strengthening the effect of resolving stagnated food.
3. The herb is
often used in combination with fiveleaf akebia, oriental
water plantain rhizome, pikeberry root and other herbs for
promoting urination and defecation and inducing diuresis
to eliminate edema, to treat the excess syndrome of
distention and fullness due to ascites and obstruction of
urination and defecation; and with chaenomeles fruit,
tangerine peel, poria and other herbs for removing
dampness and inducing diuresis, to treat beriberi and
edema.
Dosage and
Administration: 6-15g.
60-120g for areca seed alone to expel tapeworms.
Appendix: Shell of Areca nut.
It is the peel
of areca. Being pungent in taste and slightly warm in
nature, with the effects of promoting circulation of Qi,
alleviating congestion and inducing diuresis to eliminate
edema, the herb is indicated for watery distention, edema
due to disorder of Qi and other syndromes. The dosage is
3-10g.
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For the
convenience of customers, we offer the Areca
Seed (bing
lang) as
the quick-dissolving granule made through modern
technology.
Directions:
Every
sachet is equivalent to raw herb 10 grams.
The dosage is for
adults, one sachet each time, twice a day. Please
put the granule into a cup, then put 50-100ml
boiling water into the cup and stir it with spoon.
You will get some tea, drink it when it is luke-warm.
For children, the dosage should be reduced according
to the weight.
Air ship 50 sachets of
Areca
Seed
(bing
lang)
in the form of quick-dissolving granule for your
personal use now at $98.00.
If you would like to
order this raw herb, please go to
the order form.
