INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Fructus Akebiae
Common English:	Akebia Fruit Akebia Trifoliata

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter (Bland)	Neutral (Cold)	Liver Stomach	6-30g

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Dredges the Liver, regulates Qi and controls pain	Liver Qi Stagnation with chest and hypochondriac pain Disharmony between the Liver and Stomach, Stomach ache due to emotional depression Hernial disorders Food Stagnation, indigestion
Expels Phlegm and disperses clumps	Scrofula
Promotes urination and relieves restlessness	Urinary dysfunction, polydipsia, dysentery, lumbago
Invigorates the Blood	Blood Stagnation, dysmenorrhea, tenesmus of the uterus
Kills intestinal parasites	Intestinal parasites
Removes toxin	Toxic Heat

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi	Thallus Eckloniae Kun Bu Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu	Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo
Liver and Stomach disharmony with chest and hypochondriac pain.	Scrofula.	Liver Qi Stagnation.

This herb has recently been used in the treatment of breast and digestive tract tumors.
It has been shown to inhibit the growth of cancer cells.
It has been shown to be effective for hypochondriac mass.
It is used for urolithiasis.
It treats pain in the chest, epigastrium and testicles.
It treats fibrocystic breasts and abdominal masses.
It disseminates, unblocks and expels irritable Heat, facilitates urination and bowel movements, eases a patient's Heart, stops thirst and descends Qi.
It treats anorexia due to pathogenic Heat and regurgitation of food.
It is said that this herb makes the muscles of the digestive tract grow thicker, to help evacuation of the lower digestive tract and increase the appetite.
It is also good for clearing all twelve main channels.
It is said that this herb cures all syndromes induced by pathogenic Wind, visceral impairment, traumatic injury, hair loss, pestilence, snake bite, blindness due to fright, indigestion with retained food, irregular urination and restlessness.
For chorioepithelioma, take 60g each of Ba Yue Zha, Rx. Rhodomyrti Shui Duo Nian and Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae Bai Hua She She Cao in decoction daily.