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Pin Yin: changpu
Common name: sweetflag rhizome
Botanical family: Araceae
Botanical name: Acorus gramineus Soland.
Primary action: Aromatic Open Orifices
Secondary actions:
Rectify Qi;
Dispel Wind Dampness;
Drain Dampness, Promote Urination
Temperature: warm
Taste: acrid
Entering Channel: Ht, Lv, Sp, [St]
Actions:
Opens orifices of the Heart and Spirit and disperses and expels Phlegm;
used for dulled senses, poor memory, dizziness and stupor associated with
Phlegm.
Harmonizes Middle Burner; used in conditions of abdominal and ribside
fullness with poor appetite and nausea.
Expels Wind Cold Dampness and relieves pain in the Channels.
Transforms Turbid Damp Urinary disorders such as prostatitis.
(See
Phlegm
;
Qi Stagnation
;
Stomach Qi Stagnation
;
Interior Dampness
;
Wind-Damp Bi
;
Turbid Dampness of Urinary
Bladder
.)
Dosage:
1-3 qian.
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