A variety of carrot unknown to most Americans, Cnidium monnieri is a leafy annual with flowers that grow in clusters. The herb has been a popular remedy in Asian folk medicine for millennia, being first described about 2, 000 years ago in the Chinese herbal classic Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing. Cnidium's reputation for treating itchy skin conditions persists to this day. Only the seeds and essential oil of Cnidium monnieri, which belongs to the Apiaceae family, are used as a drug.
The seeds, which are also referred as she chuang zi or she chuang dze, are somewhat yellow in color and have a sweet smell. They are believed to have several important therapeutic properties, including antibacterial, antifungal, and astringent effects. Some of these claims have been supported by animal and laboratory studies. In one test tube investigation, published in the Chinese journal Chung Kuo Chung Yao Tsa Chih in 1991, researchers demonstrated that Cnidium monnieri was effective against several strains of bacteria and fungi. Cnidium monnieri also appears to have anti-pruritic activity, meaning that the herb may help to alleviate itching. In a study of mice, published in the Japanese journal Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin in 2000, cnidium was shown to significantly reduce the itch-scratch response in rodents.
In the somewhat ethereal parlance of Chinese folk medicine_in which diseases are often believed to occur due to disruptions in the flow of bodily energy_cnidium seeds are considered warm, bitter, and acrid. The essential oils derived from the seeds include camphene, borneol, pinene, and terpineol.
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