Wu Yao
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Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: lindera root
Pharmacuetical Name: Radix Linderae
Properties: acrid, warm
Temperature: warm
Channels: LU, SP, UB, KD
Flavors: pungent
Special Properties:
circulates qi, disperses cold, disperses wind
Actions / Indications:
- Promotes movement of qi; alleviates pain (hypochondriac
pain, epigastric and abdominal pain and distension due to cold with
qi stagnation; stifling sensation of chest, stops pain in many areas,
for cold and qi stagnation of lower abdomen, stroke caused by wind-cold
attacking channels, hernia disorder, menstrual pain)
- Warms the Kidney, Disperses Cold (failure to retain urine with soreness
or coldness of the low back and knees, frequent urination, enuresis,
fatigure, spermatorrhea)
- (cc: qi deficiency or interior heat)
Special Notes:
- Wu Yao, Mu Xiang, and
Xiang Fu all regulate qi and relieve pain. Wu Yao is for hernial
pain and enters the KD. Mu Xiang is for Middle Jiao qi stagnation and
lower abdominal pain, while Xiang Fu is neutral and is one of the best
herbs to treat hypochondriac pain.
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