Name
Jiu Jie Chang Pu (Altai Anemone Root)
Property
Pungent, slightly warm; heart, liver and spleen meridians entered.
Actions
Dispel wind and eliminate dampness, induce resuscitation, eliminate phlegm, strengthen the stomach and remove toxicity.
Indications
Dreaminess, amnesia, rheumatoid arthritis, Rheumatic Arthritis, sores and boils, Epilepsy, coma due to blocking of the respiratory system, delirium, deafness with qi stagnation.
Dosage and administration
Decoct 1.5~6 g, or made into pill or powder, or pounded into juice for drinking with fresh product. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying or decocted for washing.
Cations
It is contraindicated for yin-deficiency leading to hyperactivity of yang, dysphoria, hidrosis and spermatorrhea.