Lacquer Tree Seed … Classic Formulas

Qi Zi · Semen Toxicodendri Vernicifluae

Primary Actions

  • Activates blood and stops bleeding when bleeding is mixed with stasis ... Qi Zi is a niche historical material used for blood in the stool, blood in the urine, and uterine bleeding with obstructive features.
  • Warms the channels and stops pain ... older sources extend its use to cold-stasis abdominal pain and amenorrhea with congealed obstruction.
  • Belongs to a conservative documentary lane, not a casual tonic or household remedy ... the lacquer-tree identity carries real toxicologic and allergy implications.

Classic Formulas

  • Qi Zi with Pu Huang or San Qi ... traditional logic for bleeding patterns complicated by blood stasis rather than by pure deficiency.
  • Qi Zi with Yan Hu Suo or Dang Gui ... historical pairing style for cold-stasis abdominal pain and obstructed menstruation.
  • Warm-channel combinations with Ai Ye or Xiao Hui Xiang ... used when pain and bleeding reflect cold with congealed blood.

Classical Text References

  • Chinese-language materia medica references describe Qi Zi as pungent, warm, and toxic, entering the Liver and Spleen to activate blood, stop bleeding, warm the channels, and relieve pain.
  • Classical caution notes warn against casual use when there is no stasis to resolve.