The seeds can be decocted into soup or into pills or powders. For external use, it can be decocted and smoked; or made into sitting medicine or suppository; or finely ground and applied. It is forbidden to be taken by those who have damp-heat in the lower Jiao (dampness and heat evils invading the intestines, bladder, uterus, pubic region, lower limbs, etc.), or those whose Jing Guan is not solidified (the kidneys are deficient, and the kidneys are unable to hide the sperm).
Snake bed seed is the dried mature fruit of snake bed of umbelliferae plant. Its flavor is pungent, bitter and warm; it is slightly poisonous. It belongs to kidney meridian. It has the efficacy of drying dampness, dispelling wind, killing insects and relieving itching, warming the kidney and strengthening the yang. Clinically, it is used for the treatment of vaginal itching, eczema and itching, dampness paralysis and lumbago, kidney deficiency and impotence, uterine cold and infertility.
If you need to use the medicine, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time and use it under the guidance of a professional physician.