INDIVIDUAL HERBS
Pharmaceutical Latin: | Radix Cynanchi Paniculati Herba Pycnostelmae |
Common English: | Paniculate Cynanchum Paniculate Swallow-Wort |
Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Acrid |
Warm |
Liver Stomach (Heart) |
3-15g Powder: 1.5-2.5g |
Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Removes Wind and Dampness, invigorates Blood and stops pain |
Wind-Damp Bi Pain due to trauma Abdominal pain due to Deficiency Cold |
Resolves toxins and stops itching |
Wind rashes (topical and internal) Toxic sores (Chuang Yung) Skin itching including eczema and snakebite (can be used as a stand-alone herb) |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
INCOMPATIBILITIES |
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
Rx. Clematidis |
Rz. Alpiniae Officinarum |
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Wind-Damp Bi. |
Lower back pain. |
Epigastric and abdominal pain. |
Sm. Persicae |
Rz. Curcumae Longae |
Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis |
Traumatic pain or dysmenorrhea. |
Widespread joint pain from Bi Syndrome. |
Eczema, urticaria, recalcitrant pruritis from dermatosis and measles. |
Hb. Lobeliae Chinensis |
Fr. Mume |
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Toxic sores or snakebite. (topical or internal) |
Diarrhea and digestive upset associated with consumption of food and water in unfamiliar places. |
Back pain and soreness. |
- Some sources say that this herb promotes Qi flow and disperses swelling.
- Other parts of the plant may be used using a dosage of 15-30g.
- This herb can also be used to treat epigastric pain and toothache.
- This herb treats epidemic disorders, noxious pathogenic Qi and warm malarial disorders.
- It treats abdominal distention in children with bluish-green veins and bites from rabid dogs.
- It treats continuous uterine bleeding and vaginal discharge.
- It is effective for severe pain.
- This herb has been shown to inhibit the growth of cancer cells.
- It promotes urination, reinforces the Kidneys, tranquilizes the mind and expels Cold.
- It is said to stop cough, promotes drainage and removes toxins.
- It is said that toothache can be cured by gargling wine in which the seedling of this herb has been steeped.
- For malignant celialgia caused by visceral disorder, powder this herb and Benzoinum An Xi Xian, steep in wine, screen, simmer into a paste, make into pills and take ten pills at a time with vinegar as frequently as needed.