Fo Shou
| Fo Shou in TCM:Explore the properties of Fo Shou according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: citrus sarcodactylus, finger citron
Pharmacuetical Name: Fructus Citri Sarcodactylis
Properties: acrid, bitter, warm
Temperature: warm
Channels: LU, ST, SP, LV
Flavors: bitter, pungent
Special Properties:
circulates qi, clears damp, resolves phlegm
Alternate Forms:
- Fo shou hua (flower) - similar but milder properties; directs LU qi
downward
Actions / Indications:
- Spreads LV qi and regulates qi (rib or flank pain,
distension, and belching due to LV qi stagnation / emotional distress)
- Harmonizes ST; regulates the middle ( fullness and
distension, lack of appetite, belching and/or vomiting, SP and ST qi
stagnation with epigastric pain)
- Drains damp; transforms phlegm (especially for unrelenting
coughs with chest pain; acute or chronic cough with copious phlegm)
Special Notes:
- Great for mild qi stagnation by itself, but for severe Qi stagnation
Fo Shou should be combined with other herbs like Chuan
Lian Zi, Zhi Shi, or Qing
Pi.
Contraindications:
- (cc: yin deficiency with heat)
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