INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Radix Cynanchi Paniculati Herba Pycnostelmae |
| Common English: | Paniculate Cynanchum Paniculate Swallow-Wort |
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Acrid |
Warm |
Liver Stomach (Heart) |
3-15g Powder: 1.5-2.5g |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Removes Wind and Dampness, invigorates Blood and stops pain |
Wind-Damp Bi Pain due to trauma Abdominal pain due to Deficiency Cold |
Resolves toxins and stops itching |
Wind rashes (topical and internal) Toxic sores ( Chuang Yung) Skin itching including eczema and snakebite (can be used as a stand-alone herb) |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
INCOMPATIBILITIES |
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
Rx. Clematidis |
Rz. Alpiniae Officinarum |
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Wind-Damp Bi |
Lower back pain |
Epigastric and abdominal pain |
Sm. Persicae |
Rz. Curcumae Longae |
Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis |
Traumatic pain or dysmenorrhea |
Widespread joint pain from Bi Syndrome |
Eczema, urticaria, recalcitrant pruritis from dermatosis and measles |
Hb. Lobeliae Chinensis |
Fr. Mume |
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Toxic sores or snakebite (topical or internal) |
Diarrhea and digestive upset associated with consumption of food and water in unfamiliar places |
Back pain and soreness |
- Some sources say that this herb promotes Qi flow and disperses swelling.
- Other parts of the plant may be used using a dosage of 15-30g.
- This herb can also be used to treat epigastric pain and toothache.
- This herb treats epidemic disorders, noxious pathogenic Qi and warm malarial disorders.
- It treats abdominal distention in children with bluish-green veins and bites from rabid dogs.
- It treats continuous uterine bleeding and vaginal discharge.