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| Part Used |
Root
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| Main function |
Herb for Qi Stagnation
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| Thermal qual. |
Slightly warm
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| Taste |
Spicy, bitter, sweet
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| Meridians Entered |
Lv, TW, St
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| Functions |
Circulates Qi and disperses Liver Qi Stagnation
Regulates menstruation and relieves menstrual pain
Relieves abdominal pain and distension
Controls vomiting
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| Cautions |
Contraindicated in Yin Deficiency with Heat and in Qi Deficiency without Stagnation
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| Toxicity |
Relatively safe for long term use
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| Phyto-chemicals |
Cyperol, cyperene, cyperone, pinene, sesquiterpenes
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| Western Properties |
Carminative, anti-spasmodic, analgesic, estrogenic, uterine relaxant,
anti-inflammatory, hypotensive, anti-pyretic, anti-bacterial, anti-tumor,
interferon inducent, anthelmintic
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| Notes |
Used for painful menstrual disorders
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