Chinese name:

Source:

Cannabis Semen - fruit

Nature:

• balanced (slightly cold, cold)

Taste:

• sweet (pungent)

Tropism:

• spleen, stomach and large intestine (lungs)

Direction of action:

• inwards

Effects:

• moistens the intestines

Dosage:

• 9 – 15 g, standardly 10 g

Contraindications:

• do not administer long-term; ingestion of larger quantities of hemp seeds causes poisoning, which manifests as nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, numbness of the limbs, loss of consciousness, and dilated pupils