INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin: Rz. Ardisiae
Rz. Ardisiae Gigantifolia
Common English: Ardisia Root
Giant Leaf Ardisia Root
Herbs that Dispel Wind and Damp and Strengthen Tendons and Bones (Antirheumatics)
Taste Temperature Entering Meridians Dosage
Acrid
Neutral
Warm
Lung
Stomach
Spleen
Large Intestine
3-15g
Actions Indications/Syndromes

Dispels Wind

Wind-Heat or Wind-Cold

Exterior conditions in postpartum patients

Generates flesh and strengthens bones and tendons

Arthritis

Ostealgia

Strengthens the Stomach and regulates the digestive tract

Diarrhea and dysentery

Invigorates Blood circulation

Postpartum stagnant Blood, ulcers carbuncles

CONTRAINDICATIONS
INCOMPATIBILITIES
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Fol. Isatidis
Da Qing Ye

Ram. Cinnamomi
Gui Zhi

Rz. Homalomenae
Ji Xiang Teng

Wind-Heat

Wind-Cold

Arthritis or numbness and pain in the extremities in the elderly

Hb. Pteris
Feng Wei Cao

Dysentery

 

 

  • This herb is used externally to treat toxic swellings.