Properties: Bitter, Cold, Toxic
Meridans Entered:
Primary: Stomach and Spleen
Traditional Actions/Indications:
- Induces vomiting to relieve Phlegm-Heat or retained food
Accumulation above the diaphragm when vomiting is the preferred treatment, including Phlegm-Heat that is constrained in the chest with seizures, mania, throat Bi, wheezing, irritability and/or insomnia
Retained food in the Stomach with distention and chest and epigastric pain (may be used alone)
- Dispels Damp-Heat and relieves jaundice
Damp-Heat jaundice when Dampness predominates
Intranasally, it treats recalcitrant jaundice of the face and eyes with headache and nasal congestion due to Dampness constrained in the head
Suggested Daily Dosage: 2.5-5g in decoction, 0.3-1g as powder.
Appears in 4 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.
