Properties: Warm, Bitter, Sweet
Meridans Entered:
Primary: Liver, Lung
Traditional Actions/Indications:
- Cools Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao
Kidney and Bladder disorders
Diarrhoea and cramping
Jaundice
Irregular menses
- Cools Liver Heat
Diarrhoea
Anxiety
PMS
- Clears Lung Heat and moistens Lung Yin
Coughs, bronchitis, asthma
- Topically to clear Damp-Heat and moisten Dryness in the skin, Channels and Collaterals
Hot dry skin disorders
Hot-Damp joint pain
Suggested Daily Dosage: 360mg - 2.8g of oil daily (Acupuncture Today), 1-3g (drugs.com) or 4.5 - 7.2g of oil daily (WebMD) for internal use, or more for topical application.
Cautions: Considered safe. The seeds may contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids which can be harmful to the liver but these are not present in the oil.
Notable Constituents:
Notes:
Actions and indications are taken from White Rabbit and Acupuncture Today. Additional information on dosing is taken from Drugs.com and WebMD.
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.
