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| Part Used |
Root
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| Main function |
Herb for Blood Deficiency (Blood Tonic)
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| Thermal qual. |
Cool
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| Taste |
Sour, bitter
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| Meridians Entered |
Lv, Sp
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| Functions |
Pacifies Liver and alleviates pain; used for constrained Liver Qi and
for Liver Spleen disharmony.
Nourishes Blood; used especially for menstrual disharmonies
Astringent; used in leukorrhea and spermatorrhea.
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| Cautions |
Contraindicated in acute abdominal pain/diarrhea due to Cold
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| Toxicity |
Relatively safe for long term use
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| Phyto-chemicals |
Paeoniflorin, paeonol, paonin, triterpenoids
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| Western Properties |
Emmenagogue, blood tonic, anti-spasmodic, analgesic, sedative, anti-bacterial,
anti-ulcer (reduces gastric acid secretion), anti-fungal, astringent,
reduces spontaneous sweating, immune stimulant, interferon inducent,
anti-pyretic
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| Notes |
Used for menorrhagia
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