INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Flos Caryophylli Gemma Eugeniae Flos Syzygii Aromatici
Common English:	Clove Eugenia

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Acrid	Warm	Kidney Spleen Stomach (Lung)	1-5g Powder: 0.5-1g Tincture: 0.25-2ml Essential Oil: 1-2 drops in a gel cap topped with Olive Oil

Actions

Indications/Syndromes

Warms the Middle Jiao, opens the Stomach, relieves pain and regulates and descends Qi

Stomach Cold with vomiting, hiccup, abdominal pain and diarrhea

Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold with anorexia, vomiting and diarrhea

Warms the Kidneys and assists Yang

Impotence or clear vaginal discharge from Cold in the Womb (usually accompanied by weak legs) due to Kidney Yang Deficiency

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Rz. Pinelliae Preparata Zhi *Ban Xia* (Rz. Zingiberis Recens) (Sheng Jiang)	Calyx Kaki Shi Di Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen	Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen Hb. Agastaches/Pogostemonis Huo Xiang
Abdominal pain and vomiting due to Stomach Cold.	Hiccup due to Deficiency Cold.	Morning sickness.
Fr. Amomi Sha Ren Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu	Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui Rx. Morindae Officinalis Ba Ji Tian (Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata) (Zhi Fu Zi)	Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui
Vomiting, diarrhea, and anorexia due to Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold.	Male impotence and female vaginal discharge due to Kidney Deficiency.	Kidney Yang Deficiency.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu	Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang Colla Corii Asini E Jiao Fol. Artemisiae Argyi Ai Ye	Calyx Kaki Shi Di
Spleen Qi Deficiency.	Persistent uterine bleeding with an ice-cold sensation in the lower abdomen.	Stops hiccup and reduces vomiting due to Stomach Cold. Treats hiccup due to a combin-ation of Heat and Cold.
Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang	Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen or Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen	Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu Sm. Myristicae Bai Dou Kou
Coldness and pain in the epigastric and abdominal regions.	Hiccup due to Deficiency Cold.	Diarrhea due to Deficiency Cold.

This herb is similar in action to Fr. Evodiae Wu Zhu Yu, but is more important for the treatment of reflux Qi.
Some sources say that this herb unblocks the pulse.
Male Clove Gong Mu Xiang is more powerful.
Mother Clove Mu Dong Xiang is less powerful in descending Qi, but is effects last longer and are often combined with Gong Ding Xiang for a more powerful; longer lasting effect. Mu Ding Xiang also enters the Blood to invigorate Blood and induce labor. it has also been used topically to treat Cold vagina.
This herb has long been an ingredient in perfumes, incenses and herbal formulas.
Some sources say that this herb treats parasites.
Cx. Caryophylli Ding Xiang Pi is the bark of the same plant and is used to dispel Cold and relieve pain.