Category
Dispel Wind-Damp
Pin Yin
Latin Name
Clematidis Radix
English Name
Dosage
6-9g
Entering Channels
UB
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:
- Because this herb is very piercing and mobilizing, excessive use will readily injure the normal qi. It should be used with caution in those with qi and/or blood deficiency or in the debilitated.
Actions & Indications:
- Dispels wind-dampness, unblocks the channels, and alleviates pain: especially useful for treating wind painful obstruction, as it both releases the exterior and promotes the movement of qi in the channels. It can be taken alone as a powder with warm wine for pain in the lower back and legs.
- Softens and transforms fish bones: for fish bones lodged in the throat. This herb is ineffective in the treatment of deeply lodged or relatively large bones.
