Category
Aromatic Transform Damp
Pin Yin
Latin Name
Atractylodis Rhizoma
English Name
Dosage
3-9g
Entering Channels
SP
Flavor
acrid
Temperature
warm
Pregnancy
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Chinese Herbal Formulas (Comprehensive List)
Individual Essential Oils
Kampo Name
Kampo Number
Kanji
Katakana
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Key Characteristics:
Cautions & Contraindications:
- Contraindicated for internal heat from yin deficiency or where there is profuse sweating form deficiency in the exterior.
Actions & Indications:
- Strongly dries dampness and strengthens the Spleen: for dampness obstructing the middle burner and blocking the transportive and transformative functrions of the Spleen. Symptoms include reduced appetite, diarrhea, epigastric distention and pressure, fatigue, nausea and vomiting, and a thick, greasy tongue coating.
- Induces sweating and dipels wind-dampness: for exterior conditions due to wind-cold-dampness as well as wind-dampness. Symptoms include chills, fever, headache, body aches, and nasal congestion.
- Clears dampness from the lower burner: for damp-heat pour downward (as in leg qi and some forms of atrophy disorders), vaginal discharge, and swollen, sore joints. Although this herb is warm, it is very effective for dying dampness; when combined with herbs that clear heat, it is used for damp-heat disorders.
- Improves the vision: for night blindness or dimished vision with a rough sensation in the eyes.
