Pin Yin: dingxiang-
Common name: cloves
Botanical family: Myrtaceae
Botanical name: Eugenia caryophyllata Thunb. [= Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. et Perry]
Primary action: Warm Interior
Secondary actions:
Rectify Qi;
Supplement Yang
Temperature: warm
Taste: acrid
: rajasic
Entering Channel: St, Sp, Kd
Actions:
Warms Middle Burner and descends counterflow Stomach Qi.
Warms Kidneys and restores Yang; used for impotence or clear leukorrhea
associated with Kidney Yang Vacuity.
Oil of cloves is used to relieve toothache.
(See
Stomach Vacuity Cold
;
Counterflow Qi
;
Kidney Yang Vacuity
.)
Dosage:
0.5-1.5 qian.
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