Rou Gui
Name: Cinnamon Inner Bark (肉桂)
Pinyin: Rou Gui
Pharm. Name: Cortex Cinnamomi
Properties:
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Taste |
Characteristics |
Organs |
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Acrid, Sweet |
Reinforce fire and strengthen yang, dispel cold, and stop the pain, warm meridians, and collaterals. |
Heart |
Description:
The bark of Cinnamamunz cassia Presl. It has the actions of reinforcing fire and strengthening yang, warming yang and dispersing cold, arming meridians and alleviating pain, and indicated for all pain syndromes clue to congealing cold, and the actions of warming and unblocking blood vessels, activating blood and resolving stasis. It is also an essential herb for reinforcing fire and strengthening yang. For the kidney yang deficiency and life gate fire insufficiency syndrome manifested as intolerance of cold and cold limbs, soreness and coldness of loins and knees, nocturia, impotence, and seminal emission, it is combined with the kidney-yang-warming herbs.