Note: Middle

Temperature: Cooling

Tastes: Sweet

Elements: Wood

Meridians: Liver, Heart

Traditional Actions/Indications:

1. Regulates Liver Qi
   Premature labour, sore breasts, reduced milk flow
   Headaches, teething pain, muscular aches and pains, fibromyalgia, neuralgia, tendonitis, plantar fasciitis, bursitis
   Nervous tension, restlessness, insomnia
2. Clears Liver Fire and subdues Liver Wind
   Frustration, anger, irritability, agitation, sudden fits of rage, mood swings
   Twitches and spasms
   Liver Damp-Heat skin conditions such as eczema, urticaria, open leg sores, abscesses and infected ingrown nails. Also treats burns.
3. Harmonises the Liver, Stomach and Spleen
   Indigestion, colic, poor appetite with painful digestion
   Nervous dyspepsia
   Allergic rhinitis, sinusitis and asthma with root in Liver stagnation
   Candida (by resolving Dampness from suppressed Spleen)
4. Calms the Shen
   Agitation, irritability, resentment and restless insomnia
   Anxiety, restlessness, insomnia, fearfulness, palpitations

Cautions: Deficiency Cold. Avoid if sensitive to ragweed.

Blends with: Bergamot, Cinnamon, Clary Sage, Cypress, Frankincense, Galbanum, Jasmine, Juniper, Marjoram, Neroli, Rosemary, Vetiver, Ylang Ylang and Yarrow.

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.