Nature
Cold
Taste
Sweet and bitter
Channels
Daily dose
9-30 g
Tendency
Inward
Actions and indications
- Cools the Blood.
- Cools Heat in the Ying layer and the Blood layer.
- Generates Body Fluids and nourishes Yin.
- Clears Empty-Heat
- Tonifies the Blood.
Applications
- Urinary incontinence
- Enuresis
- Polyuria
- Infertility
- Impotence
- Dysmenorrhea
- Menopause, Climacteric Syndrome
- Hepatitis
- Hypertension
- Deafness
- Tinnitus
- Dizziness
Contraindications
- Spleen deficiency with accumulation of Dampness.
- Yang deficiency during pregnancy
- Blood deficiency
It is contraindicated in Spleen deficiency because it dampens the Middle Burner. If Blood deficiency is due to Spleen deficiency, it is better not to use it or use it mixed with others because it could worsen the condition.