Jiang Huang
Name: Turmeric (薑黃)
Pinyin: Jiang Huang
Pharm. Name: Rhizoma Curcumae Longae
Properties:
|
Taste |
Organs |
Dosage |
|
Acrid, Bitter |
Liver, Spleen, Stomach |
3-10g |
Description:
The root tuber of perennial herbaceous plant Curcuma Longa. This herb has the actions of activating blood, moving qi and alleviating pain. It is indicated for pain of heart, chest, hypochondria and abdomen due to qi stagnation and blood stasis, traumatic injuries, swollen and pain due to stasis, and gynecological diseases such as mass, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation, postpartum abdominal pain and so on. It also can dispel wind-cold-damp pathogens externally, move qi and blood internally, dredge meridians and activate collaterals, excelling at dredging arms and limbs to relieve arthralgia.