Nature
Hot
Flavour
Pungent and bitter
Channels
Stomach, Spleen, Liver and Kidney
Daily dosage
3-10 g
Tendency
Descending
Actions
- Warms the interior
- Disperses Cold
- Relieves pain
- Corrects counterflow Qi
- Disinfects and detoxifies
- Transforms Phlegm
Applications
- Epigastric pain
- Nausea and diarrhoea due to Cold
- Headache
- Hypertension
- Pain in the Liver channel
Contraindications
- Deficiency of Yin
- Signs of Heat
- Pregnancy