Ling Xiao Hua [1]

Posted by : admin on Feb 23, 2008 - 02:52 AM
Chinese Medicine Herbs / Regulate Blood [2]

1 TASTE
Pungent and slightly cold


2 MERIDIANS
Liver and pericardium


3 FUNCTIONS
1.To release stagnation and clear the meridians;2. To cool the blood and dispel wind.


4 INDICATIONS
1. Amenorrhea caused by blood stagnation. Campsis flower (Ling Xiao Hua [3]) is used with Chinese angelica root (Danggui0,Safflower (Hong Hua [4]), Red peony (Chi Shao [5]) and Siphonostegia (Liu Ji Nu [6]).2. General inching due to endogenous wind caused by excessive heat in the blood. Campsis flower (Lingxiaohua) is used with Moutan bark (Mu Dan Pi [7]), Fresh rehmannia root (Sheng Di Huang [8]), Tribulus fruit (Bai Ji Li [9]) and Cicada slough (Chan Tui [10]).


5 DOSAGE
3-10 g


6 COUTIONS
This herb is contraindicated during pregnancy.


Ling Xiao Hua

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