He Tao Ren核桃仁
Juglandis Semen · Walnut Kernel
Overview
The kernel of the walnut, sweet and warm, working at both ends of the body's yang: it warms the Kidneys and firms a cold, aching lower back, and it holds the Lung's qi down so that a chronic, weak wheeze settles. Rich and oily, it also eases a dry stool through, which is why it belongs as much to food therapy as to prescriptions.
Nature & Flavor
Sweet · WarmChannels
Kidney · Lung · Large IntestineTypical Dosage
10–30 g in decoctionActions
3 core actions
- Tonifies the Kidneys, strengthens the lower backSore, weak, cold lower back and knees, frequent clear urination at night, impotence of Kidney-yang deficiency.
- Warms the Lung, calms wheezingChronic weak cough and wheeze that worsens in cold weather — the deficiency kind, not an acute attack.
- Moistens the intestinesDry constipation in the elderly, after childbirth or during convalescence.
In Formulas
Formulas containing He Tao Ren
No published formula lists this herb yet — the library is growing.
Indications & Clinical Uses
- Cold, weak lower back and knees with frequent night urination
- Chronic deficiency cough and wheeze
- Dry constipation from intestinal dryness
- Convalescence and elderly nutrition (food therapy)
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Contraindications
Cautions
Walnut is a tree nut and a common food allergen — our dispensary data flags it as an allergy risk. Anyone with a known tree-nut allergy must avoid this herb and any formula containing it, and should say so before anything is dispensed; reactions can be severe. Otherwise it is rich, oily and warm: unsuitable during a phlegm-heat cough or an acute infection, and it loosens the stool further in people who already have loose stools or Spleen dampness.
Contraindicated in pregnancy: Generally compatible in food amounts — practitioner judgment applies, and the tree-nut allergy warning still stands
For licensed practitioners’ reference only
References
- Kai Bao Ben Cao《开宝本草》(classical source, public domain).
2. Bensky, Clavey & Stöger. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica, 3rd ed.
3. 《中华人民共和国药典》.
Professional reference notice. Entries are scholarly references for licensed TCM practitioners and students — not medical advice, and not a recommendation to self-prescribe. Chinese herbal formulas should be used under the guidance of a qualified practitioner. Content is an original editorial compilation by Cura x Cura, cross-checked against the cited references.