Cluster Mallow Seed … Classic Formulas
Dong Kui Zi · Fructus Malvae
Primary Actions
- Promotes urination and relieves strangury ... Dong Kui Zi is used for dribbling, painful urination, dark scanty urine, and damp-Heat obstructing the lower burner.
- Promotes lactation and eases breast constraint ... traditional use extends to scanty milk and distending breast discomfort when fluids are not moving freely.
- Moistens the Intestines and relieves constipation ... the herb's slippery sweet-cold nature helps when dryness and Heat bind the stool.
Classic Formulas
- Di Fu Zi Tang ... classic damp-Heat urinary formula in which Dong Kui Zi supports Heat-clearing strangury treatment.
- Shi Wei San ... lower-urinary-tract formula where Dong Kui Zi reinforces smooth urination and Heat clearance.
- Moistening bowel pairings with Huo Ma Ren or other oily seeds ... when constipation and urinary Heat coexist.
Classical Text References
- TCM Wiki describes Dong Kui Zi as sweet and cold, entering the Large Intestine, Small Intestine, and Bladder meridians, with actions of promoting urination, supporting lactation, and nourishing the intestines.
- Traditional practice often treats Dong Kui Zi and Dong Kui Guo as overlapping fruit-seed trade names rather than sharply separate drugs.