Nature
Neutral
Flavor
Sweet and pungent
Channels
Daily dose
3-15 g
Tendency
Ascending
Actions and indications
- Eliminates external Wind-Heat.
- Reduces fever.
- Generates Jin Ye, calms thirst.
- Ascends Yang Qi.
- Stops diarrhea.
- Facilitates the resolution of skin eruptions.
- Eliminates Wind-Heat from the muscles.
Applications
- Fever
- Headache
- Migraine
- Fatigue
- Muscle spasms
- Muscle contractures
- Fibromyalgia
- Joint stiffness
- Hyperglycemia
- Gastroenteritis
- Dysentery
- Vomiting and diarrhea
- Dehydration
- Coronary insufficiency disease
- Myocardial and cerebral ischemia
Contraindications
Caution: if used for diarrhea, it must be cooked.