Nature
Warm
Taste
Pungent
Channels
Liver, Gall Bladder and Pericardium
Daily dose
1-10 g
Tendency
Ascending
Actions
- Moves Blood
- Moves and regulates Qi
- Relieves pain
- Dispels Wind
- Dispels Wind-Dampness
- Dispels Wind-Heat
Applications
- Dysmenorrhea
- Amenorrhea
- Bruises
- Pain in the flanks and hypochondrium
- Headache from external Wind
- Dizziness
- Painful Obstruction Syndrome of the joints
Contraindications
- Headaches from Empty-Heat
- Severe lochia retention
- Headache from Liver-Yang rising
- Yin deficiency
- Heavy menstrual bleeding
- Pregnancy