INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Caulis Impatientis Speranskia |
| Common English: | Garden Balsam Stem |
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Bitter Slightly Sweet Acrid |
Cool (Warm) (Slightly Toxic) |
Liver Spleen Kidney |
9-20g |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Invigorates Blood circulation, breaks up Blood Stasis, reduces swelling and generates flesh |
External and traumatic injuries with bruising, swelling, inflammation and pain |
Clears Heat, eliminates toxins, cools the Blood and relieves pain |
Toxic sores, burns, carbuncles and swellings (topical) |
Drains Damp-Heat |
Acute jaundice Hepatitis |
Dispels Wind and Dampness and relaxes the muscles and sinews |
Arthritis and arthralgia Muscle and bone contracture Beriberi due to Cold-Dampness Tinea |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
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INCOMPATIBILITIES |
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
Rz. Atractylodis |
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Trauma-related pain and bleeding. |
Hematemesis, abnormal uterine bleeding, epistaxis and hematuria due to Heat. |
Acute jaundice with hepatitis, fever anorexia and hepatomegaly. |
- There are two other herbs with the Pinyin names Tou Gu Cao; Caulis Speranskiae Tuberculata and Caulis Leptostachya.