Wild Carrot Fruit

Traditional Use

Primary Actions

• Kills parasites ... Nan He Shi is a southern `He Shi` lane used mainly for worm accumulation with abdominal discomfort, anal itching, or poor appetite.
• Reduces food accumulation and relieves abdominal pain ... especially when stagnant food and intestinal irritation overlap with parasite patterns.
• Keeps the fruit-forward wild-carrot identity ... the medicinal material is the dried mature fruit of Daucus carota and not the edible carrot root.

Secondary Actions

• This page should not be flattened into northern `He Shi` lanes, because southern `Nan He Shi` is a substitute tradition tied specifically to wild carrot fruit rather than to identical source material.
• Although it belongs to the same broad anti-parasite category, it is a comparatively small, slightly toxic, and more specialized medicinal rather than a general digestive tonic.

Classic Formulas

• Anti-parasite powders with Bing Lang, Shi Jun Zi, or Ku Lian Pi ... common logic when worms, distension, and poor appetite travel together.
• Accumulation-relieving combinations with Shan Zha or Mai Ya ... used when food stagnation and worm irritation coexist.
• Small household or regional decoction traditions for abdominal pain from parasites ... a narrower use lane than the better-known mainstream anti-helminthic herbs.

Classical References

• Hong Kong Department of Health monograph material identifies Nan He Shi as the dried mature fruit of Daucus carota, bitter and acrid in flavor, neutral in nature, slightly toxic, and entering the Spleen and Stomach to kill parasites and resolve accumulation.
• Traditional usage also preserves the important distinction that `Nan He Shi` is not simply interchangeable with every other `He Shi` source in commerce.