Properties: Sweet, neutral
Meridans Entered:
Primary: Heart, Liver and Bladder
Traditional Actions/Indications:
- Stops tremors and palpitations and calms the Spirit
Shen disturbance with palpitations with anxiety, excessive dreams, insomnia, forgetfulness, and seizures
Childhood convulsions and seizures due to Heart Blood Deficiency with Internal Wind
- Activates the Blood, dissipates Stasis and unblocks the menses
Amenorrhea or pain associated with palpable immobile masses due to Blood Stasis (can be used alone for this)
Coronary artery disease
- Promotes urination and unblocks painful urinary dysfunction
Urinary retention or painful urinary dysfunction (especially bloody urine)
- Reduces swelling and promotes healing (topical)
Sores, carbuncles, and skin ulcerations
Swelling and pain of the scrotum or vulva
Suggested Daily Dosage: 1.5-3g in powder or pills. Should not be decocted.
Appears in 8 formulae listed on this site: (click to display)
Research Links & References: (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.
