Properties: Pungent, warm, toxic
Meridans Entered:
Primary: Liver
Traditional Actions/Indications:
- Dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm, expels Wind and stops spasms
Wind-Phlegm affecting the head causing Wind-Stroke with facial paralysis, hemiplegia, tetany, severe lateral headache or migraine headaches
Wind-stroke with profuse Phlegm welling up in the throat, impairing speech
- Relieves toxicity and dissipates nodules
Phlegm toxicity (topical and fresh) (snake bite, scrofula, other nodules)
- Dries Dampness and stops pain and itching (expels Wind-Cold-Dampness)
Wind-Cold-Damp Bi Damp skin problems (eczema) (powder and apply topically)
Suggested Daily Dosage: 3-5g in decoction.
Cautions: This herb is pungent, warm, dry and drastic. So it is not suitable for yin deficiency and blood deficiency or exuberant heat with stirring of wind and the pregnant women. Unprocessed herb should not be taken orally.
Appears in 5 formulae listed on this site: (click to display)
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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.
