Herb Listings
Chuan Lian Zi / Melia or Szechuan Pagoda Tree Fruit | |||
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Taste: Bitter • Temperature: Cold • Category: Regulate Qi • Sub Category: | |||
Dosage3-9g |
Actions1. Promotes the movement of qi & stops pain: for flank, rib, & abdominal pain due to constrained Liver qi or Liver-Stomach disharmony. Also used for hernial disorders. Especially useful in cases with heat signs.2. Clears heat, dries dampness, regulates the qi, & alleviates pain: for epigastric, abdominal, flank, or hernial pain associated with damp-heat stagnant qi. 3. Kills parasites & stops pain: for roundworms & tapeworms. Although this herb is not particularly effective in expelling parasite, it is able to alleviate pain & is threfore used for abdominal pain due to accumulation of parasites. Also used topically in powder form for tinea of the scalp. |
MeridiansBladder, Liver, Small Intestine |
CautionsContraindicated in cases of cold from deficiency of the Spleen & Stomach. |