Nature

Neutral, cold

Taste

Bitter and sour

Channels

Liver and Spleen

Daily dose

10-15 g

Tendency

Descending

Actions

• Tonifies Liver-Blood
• Expels Wind
• Calms pain
• Nourishes Liver-Yin and Spleen-Yin

Applications

• Menstruation disorders
• Pain in hypochondrium, chest and abdomen
• Spasms
• Headache
• Dizziness from Liver-Yang
• Leukorrhea
• Spermatorrhea
• Spontaneous sweating

Contraindications

• Empty-Cold pattern
• External Wind-Cold
• Chest distension

Formulas

• Gui Zhi Tang
• Ge Gen Tang
• Xiao Qing Long Tang
• Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang
• Fang Feng Tong Sheng San
• Ma Zi Ren Wan
• Si Ni San
• Xiao Yao San
• Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang
• Zhen Wu Tang
• Dang Gui Si Ni Tang
• Si Wu Tang
• Ba Zhen Tang
• Shi Quan Da Bu Tang
• Wen Jing Tang
• Jiao Ai Tang
• Gu Jing Wan