Properties: None given
Meridans Entered:
Primary: Heart, Bladder
Extraordinary Vessels: Yin Wei
Traditional Actions/Indications:
- Regulates Qi and Blood in the Chest
Palpitations, chest pain, shortness of breath and fatigue that is worse on exertion
Wheezing and shortness of breath
- Expels Lin
Lin Syndrome
Suggested Daily Dosage: 3-6g in decoction.
Notable Constituents:
- Khellin
Furanochrome smooth muscle relaxant with vasodilator and bronchodilator activities used in the treatment of angina pectoris, asthma, and vitligo in conjunction with UV-A. It is the progenitor molecule of the cardiac dysrhythmia medication Amiodarone.
- Visnagin
Furanochrome with roles as a vasodilator, an antihypertensive and anti-inflammatory agent. It may also prevent the buildup of calcium oxalate crystals in kidney stones and inhibit malate dehydrogenase in mitochondria to protect against doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy. Toxin in its pure state.
- Visnadine
Coumarin vasodilator used for centuries in Egypt as a spasmolytic.>/li>
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.
