Herb Listings
Da Fu Pi / Areca Peel, Betel Husk | |||
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Taste: Acrid • Temperature: Slightly Warm • Category: Regulate Qi • Sub Category: | |||
Dosage6-9g |
Actions1. Promotes the downward movement of qi & reduces stagnation: for patterns of food stagnation & qi obstruction with such sugns as epigastric & abdominal distention, regurgitation of food, & belching with acid regurgitation. Espeically useful when these disorders are accompanied by constipation.2. Expels dampness: for damp stagnation in the Stomach & Intestines. 3. Promotes urination & reduces edema: for abdominal distention accompanies by edema, especially superficial edema, or the symptoms of food stagantion. Also used for damp leg qi. |
MeridiansLarge Intestins, Small Intestine, Spleen, Stomach |
CautionsUse with caution in cases of qi deficiency. |