Note: Middle

Temperature: Cooling

Tastes: Spicy, Sweet

Elements: Fire

Meridians: Liver, Heart, Kidney

Traditional Actions/Indications:

1. Nourishes Yin, cools Heat in the Blood and clears Empty Fire
   Night sweats, hot flushes, anxiety, insomnia, five palm heat
   Bleeding, varicosity, haemorrhoids, phlebitis, hypertension
   Fatigue with nervous weakness, insomnia, burnout, adrenal fatigue, emotional shock
2. Subdues Liver Wind
   Headaches with restlessness and insomnia
   Spasms, cramps and convulsions
   Labour pains, protracted labour, menstrual cramps, dysmenorrhoea, scanty or absent menstruation, pre-menstrual syndrome
3. Descends Running Piglet Qi
   Panic attacks, fright, paranoia, hysteria, stress, nervous tension, depression
   Bronchial spasms in asthma associated with anxiety

Cautions: May be oestrogenic and narcotic in large doses. Avoid in cancer and pregnancy. May increase the effects of alcohol.

Blends with: Citrus oils such as Lemon, Lime, and Wild Orange, as well as other essential oils like Frankincense, Cypress, Geranium, and Sandalwood.

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.