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Acanthopanacis Radicis, Cx
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Pin Yin:
wu jia pi
Botanical family: Araliaceae
Botanical name: 1, Acanthopanax gracilistylus W.W. Smith; 2, A. sessiliflorus (Rupr. et Maxim.) Seem.; 3, A. senticosus (Rupr. et Maxim.); 4, A. henryi (Oliv.) Harms.
Primary action: Dispel Wind Dampness
Temperature: warm
Taste: acrid
Entering Channel: Lv, Kd
Actions:
Expels Wind Dampness and fortifies sinews and bones, activates Qi and
Blood flow in the Channels; especially useful in chronic Wind Cold Damp
Channel pain accompanied by weakness of the bones and sinews from Kidney
and Liver Vacuity.
Transforms Dampness and reduces swelling; relieves Cold Damp Leg Qi edema.
(See
Wind-Damp Bi
;
Vacuity Patterns of Liver
and Kidney
;
Leg Qi
.)
Indications: lumbar pain, joint pain, leg qi
Dosage:
1.5-5 qian.
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