Herb Listings


Wu Yao / Lindera Root

Taste: Acrid • Temperature: Warm • Category: Regulate Qi • Sub Category:
Dosage 3-9g	Actions 1. Promotes movement of qi & alleviates pain: for a stifling sensation in the chest, flank pain, & epigsatric & abdominal pain & distention due to cold constraint & qi stagnation. This herb warms & disperses, & is effective in spreading & unblocking the qi mechanisms. It thereby smoothens the flow of qi, facilitates the middle, disperses cold, & stops pain in many areas. It is also used when cold accumulation & qi stagnation manifest in lower abdominal pain, hernial disorder, or menstural pain. 2. Warms the Kidneys: for frequent urination or urinary incontinence due to insufficiency of Kidney yang & cold from deficiency of the Bladder.	Meridians Bladder, Kidney, Lung, Spleen	Cautions Contraindicatd in cases of qi deficiency or interior heat.

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