Properties: Sweet, neutral
Meridans Entered:
Primary: Liver
Extraordinary Vessels: Du, Yin Qiao
Traditional Actions/Indications:
- Extinguishes Wind, calms the Liver and stops spasms and tremors
Liver Wind due to either Heat or Cold with headache, dizziness, childhood convulsions, epilepsy, tonic-clonic spasms, opisthotonos, tetany and Wind-stroke
- Extinguishes Wind, subdues Rising Liver Yang and alleviates pain
Wind-Phlegm patterns with headaches, dizziness and migraines
Wind-stroke with hemiplegia, dizziness and numbness in the extremities
Hypertension (high blood pressure), both with symptoms and as a preventative measure (Sun et al., 2023)
Can be used for both Excess and Deficiency conditions
- Disperses Wind-Damp Bi
Pain and numbness of the lower back and extremities due to Wind-Damp Bi
Suggested Daily Dosage: 3-10g in decoction.
Cautions: This plant is endangered and any supplies should be accompanied by CITES certification.
Notable Constituents:
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.
