Seeds: Warming, lowering qi, stopping irritation, replenishing kidneys and replenishing energy. Dispel cold, stop vomiting, and relieve asthma. It is used for spleen and stomach deficiency, hiccups, vomiting, abdominal distension, diarrhea, kidney deficiency, low back pain, gas distension and pain, timidity, cold limbs, pale complexion, and phlegm and asthma.
Husk: stimulates menstruation, activates blood circulation, and stops diarrhea. Used for low back pain, chronic dysentery and amenorrhea.
Root: dispersing blood stasis and relieving pain. Used for bruises and low back pain.
"Southern Yunnan Materia Medica": Strengthens the spleen. "Compendium": Warming and lowering qi, benefiting the stomach and intestines, stopping hiccups, tonifying the kidneys and replenishing energy. "Handbook of Traditional Chinese Medicine": nourishes the kidneys, dispels cold, lowers Qi, benefits the stomach and intestines, and relieves vomiting. Treats kidney qi deficiency, gastrointestinal disharmony, vomiting, abdominal distension, vomiting and diarrhea. "Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine": Treats chest fullness and abdominal pain, and treats kidney qi not returning to its original source and dysentery.