Torreya Seed

Traditional Use

Primary Actions

• Expels intestinal parasites ... Fei Zi is best known as a seed medicine for roundworm and related intestinal parasite patterns, especially when abdominal discomfort and poor appetite coexist.
• Moistens the intestines and eases bowel movement ... its oily seed nature supports use in dry constipation rather than in damp or loose-stool patterns.
• Moistens the Lung and helps relieve cough ... traditional use also preserves a smaller Lung-facing lane for chronic dry or deficient cough.

Secondary Actions

• This record should stay seed-forward and pharmacy-grade ... not flattened into oil, cosmetic, or ornamental Torreya content.
• Fei Zi belongs to the food-medicine borderland, but that does not erase its specific medicinal identity as Semen Torreyae in parasite and bowel-moistening use.

Classic Formulas

• Parasite-clearing combinations with Shi Jun Zi or Ku Lian Pi ... traditional strategy when worms, abdominal discomfort, and poor intake travel together.
• Bowel-moistening seed pairings with Huo Ma Ren or similar oily medicinals ... used when dryness and difficult stool are more central than heat purging.
• Lung-moistening food-medicine use ... a smaller classical lane for cough and dryness rather than a major resuscitative or blood-moving application.

Classical References

• Traditional herbology records Fei Zi as a sweet, seed-based medicinal that kills parasites, moistens the intestines, and can assist cough from dryness.
• Its reputation as both edible and medicinal helps explain why it remained a practical household-level herb in some regional traditions.