Properties: Slightly bitter, neutral
Meridans Entered:
Primary: Liver and Stomach
Traditional Actions/Indications:
- Dredges the Liver, regulates Qi and controls pain
Liver Qi Stagnation with chest and hypochondriac pain
Disharmony between the Liver and Stomach, Stomach ache due to emotional depression
Hernial disorders
Food Stagnation, indigestion
- Expels Phlegm and disperses clumps
Scrofula
- Promotes urination and relieves restlessness
Urinary dysfunction, polydipsia, dysentery, lumbago
- Invigorates the Blood
Blood Stagnation, dysmenorrhea, tenesmus of the uterus
- Kills intestinal parasites
Intestinal parasites
- Removes toxin
Toxic Heat
Suggested Daily Dosage: 9-15g in decoction.
Cautions: It is contraindicated to people with diarrhea due to spleen deficiency and pregnant women.
Does not appear in any formulae listed on this site
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Reference Notes:
Individual herb information has sourced mainly from TCM Wiki and American Dragon for basic data and then updated manually with my own notes. Zhou, Xie and Yan (2011): Encyclopedia of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Vol. 5, and A+ Medical Encyclopaedia have been used for entries not available from those sources with additional material searched for and filled in where available. Western herbs not appearing in the Chinese literature have used Ross (2010): Combining Western Herbs and Chinese Medicine: A Clinical Materia Medica, White Rabbit Institute of Healing and therapeutika.ch. Choices of which source to use or combine have been my own.
These pages are intended to assist clinicians and are not intended for self-diagnosis or treatment for which a qualified professional should be consulted. Actions and indications are taken from traditional uses and do not necessarily reflect the evidence base which should be researched independently. Dosages are for guidance only and will vary dependening on the potency of the batch and the tolerance of the individual so should be evaluated by a professional based on individual needs.
