Herbs that Dispel Wind-Dampness
Chou Wu Tong
Folium Clerodendri Trichotomi Glorybower Leaf, Hariy Clerondendron
Channels LIV
Nature Cool SpicyBitterSweet
Specimen photograph
not yet catalogued
not yet catalogued
Materia Medica Data
- Category
- Herbs that Dispel Wind-Dampness
- Temperature
- Cool
- Nature & Flavour
- Spicy, Bitter, Sweet, Cool
- Channels Entered
- LIV
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Folium Clerodendri Trichotomi
- Tone Marks
- chòu wú tóng
Chinese Herb Actions
- Dispels Wind Damp For numbness or pain in the extremities along with paralysis and hemiplegia. Also for eczema
- Sedates Liver Yang Lowers Blood pressure and treats vertigo and headache due to Liver Yang Rising
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 5-15 grams in decoction (Chen)
- 4.5-15 grams in decoction (Bensky)
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- None Noted
Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose
- None Noted
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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Chinese Herbs Books & References
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