INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Caulis Trachelospermi
Common English:	Star Jasmine Stem Confederate Jasmine Stem

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter	Slightly Cold (Cool)	Liver (Heart) (Kidney)	6-16g Tincture: 2-4ml

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Dispels Wind-Dampness and unblocks the channels and collaterals	Wind-Damp Bi and spasms of the sinews (especially Hot Bi)
Cools the Blood and reduces swellings	Red, hot painful abscesses and other toxic sores Throat Bi

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

Counteracts Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae Chuan Bei Mu and Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu.
Counteracts Rz. Acori Gramenei Shi Chang Pu.
Antagonizes Frusta Ferri Sheng Tie Luo.

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Caulis Lonicerae Ren Dong Teng	Cx. Acanthopanacis Wu Jia Pi Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi	Egg Yolk Ji Zi Huang Colla Corii Asini E Jiao Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
Hot Bi pain with spasms and pain of the extremities.	As a wine for Bi pain.	Internal Wind leading to muscle spasms and twitching.
Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi	Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying	Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Olibanum Ru Xiang Sp. Gleditsiae Zao Jiao Ci
Damp-Heat Bi with pain and swelling.	Toxic swellings such as breast abscesses and deep-rooted boils.	Superficial abscesses.
Rz. Belamcandae She Gan Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng
Throat swelling and pain.

This herb is non-toxic and can be used for a long time.
This herb can be used for both upper and lower body problems.
This is a mild herb with Wind expelling and Heat clearing properties and can be used for Bi pain in children and adolescents. Members of this age group usually do not suffer from Deficiency but rather are more apt to suffer from Wind-Dampness invasion with a short duration.
This herb governs lumbar and sacral pain.
This herb should be soaked in wine to use.
It can be used alone as a tea for sore throat.
This herb is enhanced by Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong and Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi.
Both Luo Shi Teng and Caulis Piperis Kadsurae Hai Feng Teng dispel Wind and promote the flow of Qi in the collaterals and are often used to treat restricted joint movement due to Wind-Dampness, cramps and spasms. Hai Feng Teng is slightly warm and a better choice when these disorders are not associated with Heat. Luo Shi Teng is cooling and preferred when Heat is a factor. It also cools the Blood and reduces swellings and is used for swollen, toxic sores and trauma leading to swelling and hematoma.