Note: Middle
Temperature: Warming
Tastes: Spicy, Sweet
Meridians: Lung, Heart, Bladder
Traditional Actions/Indications:
- Releases the Exterior and expels Wind-Cold
Early stages of Wind-Cold with body aches, fever, chills and absence of sweating
- Invigorates the Blood and promotes menstruation
Poor circulation with cold hands and feet
Painful or irregular menstruation due to Cold obstructing the uterus
- Warms the Interior and Expels Cold
Damp-Cold diarrhoea
Wind-Cold-Damp Bi
Cautions: Avoid in Heat conditions.
Reference Notes: (click to display)
Individual herb information has sourced mainly from Yuen (2000), Material Medica of Essential Oils; Battaglia (2018), The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy, Vol. 1: Foundations & Materia Medica; Aldrich & Bornemann (2013), Fang Xiang Liao Fa; Holmes (2016), Aromatica, Vol. 1: Principles & Profiles; Doterra, Starchild and Alchemica Botanica websites. The source material should be checked for advanced profiles.
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.