Qin Jiao
Name: Gentiana Macrophylla Root (秦艽)
Pinyin: Qin Jiao
Pharm. Name: Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae
Properties:
|
Taste |
Characteristics |
Organs |
Dosage |
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Acrid, Bitter |
Dispel wind-damp, unblock collaterals to alleviate pain, reduce deficiency heat, and clear damp-heat. |
Gall Bladder, Liver, Stomach |
3-12g |
Description:
Being pungent and bitter with the actions of dispersing and discharging, slightly cold without dryness, it excels in dispelling wind-damp, unblocking collaterals to alleviate arthralgia, and can be used with compatibility in treating all kinds of arthralgia syndromes due to wind and dampness, spasm of tendons and vessels and aching pain of scleroderma no matter what disease condition is in, such as cold, hot, acute or chronic. Since the action of soothing tendons and collaterals, it can be used in treating wind stroke manifested by hemiplegia, wry of eye and mouth, spasm of four extremities, and aphasia with stiff tongue, and often combined with qi-replenishing, blood-nourishing, and stasis-resolving herbs.