INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Herba Artemisiae Anomalae
Common English:	Anomalous Artemisia Anomala

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter	Warm	Heart Spleen	6-15g

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Dispels Blood Stasis, unblocks menstruation and alleviates pain	Amenorrhea or postpartum abdominal pain due to Blood Stasis Falls, fractures, contusions and sprains
Reduces Food Stagnation and transforms accumulations	Abdominal pain due to accumulation from Food Stagnation
Topically as a powder for contusion, burns and bleeding wounds	Contusion, burns and bleeding wounds

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao	Rx. Astragali Huang Qi Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen	Rz. Drynariae Gu Sui Bu Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo
Amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea from Blood Stasis.	Uterine hemorrhage with abdominal pain due to Qi Deficiency.	Severe pain, swelling, sprains and fracture from trauma.
Fr. Crataegi Shan Zha Endothelium Gigeriae Galli Ji Nei Jin Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po	Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao Flos Carthami *Hong Hua*	Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Sm. Persicae Tao Ren Flos Carthami Hong Hua
Abdominal distention, fullness and pain from Food Stagnation. (can be used as a stand-alone herb for this)	Amenorrhea. Postpartum abdominal pain.	External and traumatic injuries.
Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu Spina Gleditsiae Zao Jiao Ci Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin Rz. Polygoni Cuspidati Hu Zhang Fr. Tribuli Bai Ji Li Flos Carthami Hong Hua Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie Sm. Arecae Bing Lang Rx. Rubiae Qian Cao	Fr. Crataegi Shan Zha Fr. Hordei Germinatus Mai Ya Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli Ji Nei Jin Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po
Hepatomegaly. Hepatitis.	Indigestion with Food Stasis.

This herb is often used in postpartum disorders.
It also acts on distention due to Fluid retention or Fluid retention due to Blood Stasis or Food Stagnation.
It is good for metal wounds that bleed ceaselessly.
It can be used alone topically as a powder for bleeding.
It can be used individually internally for indigestion.
Both Liu Ji Nu and Ophicalcitum Hua Rui Shi invigorate blood, transform Blood Stasis, and can be applied topically to stop bleeding. They are both used in postpartum disorders. Liu Ji Nu is bitter to drain and descend and warm to unblock. It primarily breaks up Blood Stasis and stops bleeding due to obstruction. Hua Rui Shi is sour and astringent to restrain bleeding while removing Stagnation.
Southern Liu Ji Nu, Nan Liu Ji Nu is the standard product.
Northern Liu Ji Nu, Bei Liu Ji Nu is a Yin moving herb. is often used in place of Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae Yin Chen. Its clinical actions are somewhere between Lu Ji Nu and Yin Chen, invigorating the Blood, reducing swelling and stopping pain. I also clears Heat and facilitates urination to treat Damp-Heat disorders involving Blood Stasis and amenorrhea due to fluid retention of topically for trauma.