Qian Niu Zi (牵牛子): What It Is, Benefits, Uses, and Risks

Qian Niu Zi(牵牛子), known scientifically as Lobedleaf Pharbitis Seed or Pharbitidis Semen, has been a staple in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries.
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a traditional medicine that originated from the Han Chinese people in China and has been practiced for over a thousand years.
When compared with modern Western medicine, it is often classified as traditional medicine. Therefore, the goal of the development of Chinese medicine in the world today is mostly to pursue its own scientific and modernization.
Today, the question of whether Chinese medicine is “scientifically valid” is still a highly controversial issue. We hope to make the facts of Chinese medicine more “clear” based on “scientific facts”.