It is the fruit of the leguminous plant Psoralea, not leek seed. Psoralea has the effects of warming the kidneys to help yang (warming the yang qi of the kidneys), naturing the qi and calming the asthma (astringing the qi to alleviate coughing and wheezing), and warming the spleen to stop diarrhea (relieving diarrhea by warming the spleen). It can treat impotence and spermatorrhea, frequent urination, in addition to cold pain in the waist and knees and diarrhea.
Bone-setting warm and dry, can hurt the yin to help fire, so yin deficiency fire (deficiency of yin and essence in the body, the emergence of excessive fire) and constipation should not be taken.
Leek seeds are the seeds of leeks in the lily family. It has the effect of warming the liver and kidney, fixing essence and strengthening the yang. It can treat impotence and spermatorrhea, leucorrhea (cloudy urine like white slurry) and other conditions, and can also treat urination and frequent urination.
The adverse reactions of tonic and leek seed are not clear.
Chinese medicine needs to be used under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine doctor’s diagnosis, and individuals should not use it blindly, so as not to cause adverse consequences.