Category
Cool
Pin Yin
Latin Name
Arctii Fructus
English Name
Dosage
6-12g
Entering Channels
LU
Flavor
acrid
Temperature
cold
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:
- Use with caution in cases of Qi deficiency, diarrhea, or in the absence of excessive heat, as it is both cold and slippery.
Actions & Indications:
- Disperses wind-heat and benefits the throat: for externally contracted wind-heat patterns with such symptoms as fever, cough, and a sore, red swollen throat.
- Resolves toxicity and vents rashes: for red swellings, carbuncles, erythemas, mumps, and acute febrile maculopapular rashes, including the early stages of measles or when there is incomplete expression of the rash. Also used for pruritic rashes due to wind-heat.
- Moistens the intestines: for externally contracted toxins with such symptoms as sore throat, erythema, and maculopapular rashes, but where there is also internal heat causing constipation. Also used for constipation that occurs with other forms of toxicity, such as acne.
Related Herbal Formulas
Combinations:
- Chan Tui: dermatological issues.
- Gan Cao, bee propylis: sore throat.
Commentary:
- Can be used for measles, mumps, exzema, or other forms of toxic heat in the skin.