Note: Middle

Temperature: Warming

Meridians: Spleen, Kidney

Traditional Actions/Indications:

• Nourishes the Blood
• Moves Qi and Blood
• Tonifies Spleen Qi
• Tonifies Spleen and Kidney Yang
• Warms the Interior and expels Cold

Cautions: Diarrhoea due to Heat, Liver Wind or ascending Yang, epilepsy, liver toxicity, prenancy. High doses can produce delirium, convulsions, hallucinations, dizziness or fainting and may be carcinogenic.

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.