Asarum Sieboldi (Asari cum Radice)
Pinyin Mandarin Name
Xi Xin
Common English Name
Chinese Wild Ginger
Part of Plant Used
Whole
Nature
Warm
Taste
Acrid
Meridians Entered
Lungs, Spleen, Kidneys.
Common Usages
This herb has warming and dispersing qualities and is used most often in formulas to treat the congestion of sinusitis (TCM: internal cold-damp symptoms and stagnation) with accompanying headaches, toothaches, fever, and chills; to break up the copious clear or white phlegm of asthma with cough (TCM: internal Lung-cold symptoms); and to treat arthritis, especially when the ribs are affected (OM: internal damp-cold symptoms and Qi stagnation).医学全在线网站www.med126.com
Traditional Usages and Functions
Repels pathogens; alleviates pain due to wind; warms Lungs and transforms phlegm; opens up areas of stagnation. Asarum is said to direct the action of other herbs to the Heart and kidney meridians, especially in the arms and chest.
Common Formulas Used In
Cnidium and Tea; Tu-Huo and Loranthus
Processing Required
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Remarks
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Cautions in Use
Do not use during pregnancy. Do not use with Yin deficiency headaches or with cough due to heat in the Lungs (yellow phlegm). Use only in small quantities.
