Salt-fried plantain seed
Ingredient Profile
| Chinese Name | 盐车前子 |
|---|---|
| Pinyin | Yan Che Qian Zi |
| Latin Name | Plantaginis Semen |
Traditional Function
Salt-fried Plantain Seed is traditionally sweet, cold, and slightly salty. It is used to promote urination, clear damp-heat, improve vision, and clear phlegm or cough. Salt frying is part of the medicinal identity and traditionally directs the material toward the Kidney.