Tian Nan Xing
| Tian Nan Xing in TCM:Explore the properties of Tian Nan Xing according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: arisaema, jack-in-the-pulpit tuber
Pharmacuetical Name: Rhizoma Arisaematis
Properties: bitter, acrid, warm
Temperature: warm
Channels: LU, SP, LV
Flavors: bitter, pungent
Special Properties:
clears damp, eliminates toxins, resolves phlegm
Alternate Forms:
- Zhi - internal use
- Sheng - topical use only
- Dan Nan Xing- bitter, cool; prepared with cow bile; clears and transforms
phlegm-heat; extinguishes wind; arrests tremors; 3-6g;
Actions / Indications:
- Dries dampness, transforms phlegm (cough, stifling
sensation, distension in chest due to stubborn phlegm)
- Dispels wind-phlegm in channels to stops spasms (LV
wind with rising phlegm stagnation; dizziness, numbness in limbs, facial
paralysis, lockjaw, spasms in hands and feet, opisthotonos, epilepsy,
stroke, seizure)
- Clears toxicity; reduces swelling (ulcers, deep-rooted
sores, carbuncles, joint pain and swelling, modern use for rheumatoid
arthritis, cervical cancer, use fresh topically)
- (cc: pregnancy)
- (cc: yin deficiency, dry phlegm)
Special Notes:
- Compare to Ban Xia. Ban Xia mainly treats
damp phlegm while Tian Nan Xing mainly treats wind phlegm.
- Tian Nan Xing and Dan Nan Xing are similar but Tian Nan Xing is bitter, warm, and dry. Dan Nan Xing is bitter, cool, and moistening.
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