Properties: Sweet, sour, neutral
Meridans Entered:
Primary: Liver, Heart, Spleen and Kidney
Traditional Actions/Indications:
- Strengthens the Spleen and Stomach, promote digestion, expels Phlegm and dissipates Food Stagnation
Stomach pain when craving food, infantile malnutrition, diarrhea, dysentery, hepatitis, jaundice, sunstroke, scrofula, poor appetite, dropsy due to Qi Deficiency
Digestive Stagnation
Spasm or twisting of the Gall Bladder and/or Kidney
- Dispels Wind and eliminates Dampness, stops coughing
Coughing, rheumatic arthritis
- Removes toxicity, resolves swelling and
Burns, snake and scorpion bites, appendicitis, unknown toxin, dermatitis (may be used topically as a paste)
- Invigorates the Blood and alleviates pain
Post-surgical pain, traumatic injury, hepatosplenomegaly
Suggested Daily Dosage: 9-15g in decoction.
Notes:
Paederia foetida is known for the strong, sulphurous odour exuded when its leaves or stems are crushed or bruised. This is because the oil responsible for the smell, and found primarily within the leaves, contains sulphur compounds, including largely dimethyl disulphide.
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, has 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.
