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| Home -> Single Herb Library -> Wen Li Yao -> xi xin |
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| Pin-yin: |
xi xin |
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| English name: |
Wild ginger |
| Where grown: |
Northeastern and north China. |
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| Source: |
The dried root and rhizome of Asarum heterotropoides Fr. Schumidt var. mandshuricum (Maxim.) Kitag and its family. |
| Ingredients: |
Methyleugenol, sagrole, Asarivin, Eucarvone, Asatone, Maganoflarine, cineole |
| Pharmacological effect: |
1) Anti-anaphylactic effect: the herb extract has an inhibiting effect on lung allergen of mice. 2) Has an inhibiting effect on ileum histamine in mice. 3) Antipyretic and analgesic effects: with the herb volatile oils floating on acacia mucilage, can lower body temperature of rabbits. It also reduces fever due to typhoid fever vaccine. It can alleviate pain and is a sedative. |
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| Properties: |
Acrid, warm |
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| Channels entered: |
Heart, lung, kidney |
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| Function: |
Dispels wind, alleviates pain, expels cold, vents rashes, warms lung, transforms phlegm, and helps movement of water-induced qi. It also unblocks essential qi, opens nasal orifices, treats deafness, nasal congestion, and trichiasis. |
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| Major Clinic Usage: |
For headache due to wind-cold, continual discharge of nasal mucus, phlegm retention, coughing due to dyspnea, arthritis and numbness. |
| Cautions: |
Contraindicated in cases of profuse sweating due to qi deficiency, headache due to blood deficiency, or coughing due to yin deficiency. Do not use with Radix et Rhizoma Veratri(li lu). |
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| Usage and Dosage: |
1~3g. Use proper amount for external application. |
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| Storage: |
Store in a cool, dry place. Avoid dampness |
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