INDIVIDUAL HERBS

NAME: QI YE LIAN -七叶莲 - RADIX SHEFFERAE

Pharmaceutical Latin: Radix/Caulis/Folium Shefferae
Common English: Schefflera Arboricola Root
Sheffera
Scandent Sheffera Root
Taiwan Sheffera Root

CATEGORY

Herbs that Dispel Wind-Damp and Relieve Pain

PROPERTIES

Taste Temperature Entering Meridians Dosage
Bitter
Acrid
(Sweet )
Warm
Liver

10-15g
Internally and topically

ACTIONS AND INDICATIONS

Actions Indications/Syndromes

Dispels Wind-Damp opens the channels and collaterals and relieves pain

Relieves Bi syndrome

Kidney stones, gall stones and pancreatitis

Invigorates the Blood, Removes Blood Stasis

Traumatic injury with pain and swelling, including fractures

CONTRAINDICATIONS, INCOMPATIBILITIES AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Use with caution during pregnancy.
  • Contraindicated for those with hemorrhagic disorders.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

MAJOR COMBINATIONS

Grain-based liquor

 

 

Fried and applied topically for Bi syndrome

 

 

NOTES

  1. Grind into a paste and apply topically for fractures.