Properties: Pungent, slightly warm
Meridans Entered:
Primary: Heart, Liver and Spleen
Traditional Actions/Indications:
- Transforms Phlegm, opens the orifices and calms the Shen
Muddled consciousness or seizures due to fevers, insanity, melancholia or epilepsy
Sensation changes, tinnitus, deafness with Qi stagnation
Stifling sensation in the chest
Dreaminess, amnesia
Coma due to blockage of the respiratory system
- Awakens the Spleen
Abdominal distention, anorexia
- Dispels Wind and Eliminates Dampness
Wind-Damp Bi
- Resolves Toxicity
Sores, boils and dermatoses, topically
Suggested Daily Dosage: 1.5-6g in decoction.
Cautions: It is contraindicated for yin-deficiency leading to hyperactivity of yang, dysphoria, hidrosis and spermatorrhea.
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.
