Herb Listings
Chuan Shan Jia / Pangolin Scales or Anteater Scales | |||
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Taste: Salty • Temperature: Cool • Category: Regulate Blood • Sub Category: Invigorate Blood | |||
Dosage3-9g, pwdr most effective |
Actions1. Disperses blood stasis, unblocks menstruation, & promotes lactation: for amernorrhea, dysmenorrhea, & lack of or insufficient lactation due to blood stasis.2. Reduces swelling & promotes discharge of pus: for toxic swellings such as abscesses & boils. While it can dissolve as yet unformed pus, it is more useful in promoting the healing of suppurative lesions. For this purpose it can be applied topically. 3. Expels wind-dampness from the channels: for pain due to painful obstruction, stiffness or spasms in the limbs, or pain that prevents bending & stretching. |
MeridiansLiver, Stomach |
CautionsContraindicated during pregnancy. Use with caution in cases of deficiency, & where sores have already ulcerated. |