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Botanical name: Cnidium monnieri

Other name: She chuang

Cnidium monnieri: Samen/seeds

Healing power:
- to treat scabies,
- fungal diseases,
- used as a vaginal wash against trichomoniasis,
- aphrodisiac,
- to treat impotence,
- as stimulant,
- to strengthen kidney-yang.

How to use:
The seeds

Description of the plant:
Cnidium grows annual and is used as a medicine plant in traditional Chinese medicine.
The location should be sunny to halfshady in a normal soil.
Cnidium belongs to the umbelliferous plants.

Propagation:
Start seeds from March to July directly in your garden. It is also possible to sow seeds in March in flats indoors and when danger of frost is over, to transplant to garden.