Herbs that Invigorate Blood and Remove Stagnation
Chong Wei Zi 茺蔚子
Semen Leonuri Motherwort Seeds
Channels LIVUnknown
Nature Cool Sweet
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Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Cool
- Nature & Flavour
- Sweet, Cool
- Channels Entered
- LIV, Unknown
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Semen Leonuri
- Chinese
- 茺蔚子
- Tone Marks
- chōng wèi zĭ
Chinese Herb Actions
- Moves the Blood and regulates the menses Amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation, postpartum pain in the Middle and Lower Jiao
- Clears and cools the Liver, brightens the eyes Headache, red, painful, and swollen eyes
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Use strict caution in pregnancy
- Do not use in Blood and Yin Deficient patients
- Do not use in Yang Deficient patients with prolapse
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.
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