Nature
Warm
Taste
Pungent, bitter and aromatic
Channels
Daily dose
6-12 g
Tendency
Ascending
Actions and indications
- Releases External Wind-Cold.
- Eliminates Wind-Dampness in Bi Syndrome.
- Calms pain.
Applications
- Common cold
- Fever
- Headache
- Nasal congestion
- Generalized pain
- Rheumatic joint pain
- Arthritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Feeling of heaviness
- Limited movement
Contraindications
- Bi Syndrome caused by Qi and Blood deficiency.
- Empty-Heat from Yin or Jin Ye deficiency.
- Exterior pattern with dry throat.
- May cause vomiting at high doses.