INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Fructus Liquidamberis
Common English:	Liquidamber Fruit Sweetgum Fruit Taiwan Maple Fruit

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter (Acrid) (Astringent)	Neutral	Liver Stomach (Urinary Bladder) (All 12 Channels)	3-10g Tincture: 2-4ml

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Promotes the movement of Qi and invigorates the Blood, opens the Middle Jiao and unblocks the channels	Epigastric pain, abdominal distention, irregularity or irregular, scanty menstruation Wind-Damp Bi with pain and stiffness of the low back and knees
Expels Wind and promotes water metabolism	Nasal congestion, Bi Syndrome and edema with urinary difficulty
Promotes lactation	Insufficient lactation due to Qi Stagnation following parturition
Treats allergies	Skin and nasal allergies

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Rx. Linderae Wu Yao Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke	Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu	Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
Irregular bowel movements with abdominal pain and distention.	Irregular, scanty periods.	Internally and externally as a wash for pain due to trauma.
Rz. seu Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis Du Huo Caulis Spatholobi Ji Xue Teng	Cutis Poria Fu Ling Pi Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi	Periostracum Cicadae Chan Tui Cx. Dictamni Bai Xian Pi
Joint pain due to Wind-Damp-Bi.	Edema.	Wind-Rash.
Fr. Xanthii Cang Er Zi Flos Magnoliae Xin Yi Hua	Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu	Five Peel Decoction Wu Pi Yin
Allergic rhinitis.	Nasal obstruction with loss of smell.	Angioneurotic edema.
Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng Periostracum Cicadae Chan Tui	Fr. Xanthii Cang Er Zi Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi Flos Magnoliae Xin Yi Hua
Itching and urticaria.	Allergic rhinitis.

Some sources include this herb in the Expel Wind-Dampness category.
This herb has recently been used to treat allergies.
This is a good herb to use for almost any injury, since it expels Wind-Dampness and invigorates the Blood.
It treats aching throughout the body due to Wind-Dampness, especially in the extremities and lower back.
It is especially effective for for pre-menstrual breast distention and clumping.
It brightens eyes, soothes cramps, spasms and unblocks points on all twelve channels.
One source says that this herb opens fallopian tube blockage caused by Dampness, chronic or acute pelvic inflammatory disease, endometriosis or post-surgical adhesions.