Distribution:
Hebei, Shanxi, hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan, Southeast Asia
Properties (characteristics)﹕
Sweet, warm and cold. Strong smell and taste.
Channels (meridians) entered:
Liver
Actions & Indications:
Painful Menstruation, pain due to absence of menses ( not arriving), postpartum infection and pain, pain due to blood stasis, Angina, neuralgia between the ribs, Abnormal Uterine Bleeding, lochia retention, improper development of children.
Daily Dosage:
10 to 20 g. Concentrated extract: 0.5 to 2 g.
Cautions:
Not to be used in cases of blood deficient but without stasis. It antagonizes ren shen (ginseng)