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Pin Yin:
sheng ma
Common name: black cohosh rhizome
Botanical family: Umbelliferae
Botanical name: 1, Cimicifuga foetida L.; 2, C. dahurica (Turcz.); 3, C. heracleifolia Kom.
Primary action: Release Wind Heat
Secondary actions:
Rectify Qi;
Drain Fire
Temperature: cool
Taste: sweet, acrid, slightly bitter
Entering Channel: Lu, Sp, LI, St
Actions:
Releases Exterior and promotes eruption of rashes and measles.
Raises the Yang Qi; used for sinking of Qi (prolapse of abdominal organs).
Assists in channeling other herbs upward.
Clear Heat Toxin.
(See
Exterior Wind
;
Exterior Heat
;
Spleen Qi Sinking
;
Stomach Heat (Stomach Fire Blazing)
.)
Indications: measles, mouth sores, toothache, sore
throat, organ prolapse, diarrhea
Dosage:
0.5-3 qian.
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