Wu Shao She
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Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: zaocys, black snale
Pharmacuetical Name: Zaocys
Properties: sweet, salty, neutral
Temperature: neutral
Channels: SP, LV
Flavors: sweet, salty
Special Properties:
clears damp, disperses wind, alleviates bi syndrome
Actions / Indications:
- Extinguish wind; Stops tremors (tetanus, seizures, spasms,
childhood convulsions)
- Unblocks the channels; dispels wind (dispels wind,
opens channels and collaterals, chronic wind-cold-damp bi
syndrome)
- (cc: blood def w/ wind)
- (cc: yin def w/ heat)
Special Notes:
- Pharmacologically Wu Shao She has anti-inflammatory, analgesic, sedative,
and antiseizure effects.
- Wu SHao She is very similar to Bai Hua She
but milder and it is not toxic.
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