Properties: Sweet, mild, slightly cold
Meridans Entered:
Primary: Heart, Lung and Small Intestine
Traditional Actions/Indications:
- Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and unblocks painful urinary dysfunction
Heat Excess Hot painful urinary dysfunction with dark, scanty urination
- Clears Heat from the Heart channel by directing Fire downward and calms the Spirit
Pediatric sleep disorders with dark, scanty urine and irritability (especially at night) (can be used alone)
Lack of Communication between the Heart and Kidneys with insomnia and restless sleep
Heart Fire with Kidney Yin Deficiency
Heart and Kidney Yin Deficiency
Small Intestine Shi Heat
- Clears Lung Heat
Sore throat (charred internally and topically relieves pain)
- Cools the Blood and stops bleeding
Use charred to stop bleeding
Suggested Daily Dosage: 1-3g in decoction.
Cautions: It is contraindicated in case of urinary incontinence or deficiency-cold in lower energizer.
Appears in 12 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.
