Herbs that Invigorate Blood and Remove Stagnation
E Zhu 莪术
Rhizoma Curcumae Zedoariae Zedoary Rhizome
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Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Warm
- Nature & Flavour
- Bitter, Spicy, Warm
- Channels Entered
- LIV, SP
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Rhizoma Curcumae Zedoariae
- Chinese
- 莪术
- Tone Marks
- é zhú
Chinese Herb Actions
- Breaks Bloods stasis and Dissolves Accumulations Works strongly to break up chronic or severe blood stasis when all other blood invigorating herbs have failed. Used mostly for Blood stasis in the chong channel including amenorrhea and abdominal pain. It is also for palpable masses in the abdomen and epigastric regions.
- Moves Qi and Relieves Pain For epigastric and abdominal fullness, distention and pain. It promotes digestion by increasing Qi and blood circulation. Also treats chest and abdomen constriction due to food stagnation.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 3-9 grams in decoction (Bensky)
- 3-10 Grams in decoction (Chen)
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Do not use during pregnancy. This herb has been shown to cause teratogenic (birth defects) effects.
- Do not use for deficienty patients
- Do not use for blood heat patients
- Do not use for early menses, hypermenorrhea or patients without stubborn accumulation.
Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose
- Possible side effects may occur: dizziness, nausea, dyspnea, and rarely fever, cyanosis, anxiety, general weakness, and temporarily elevated levels of SGTP
Chinese Herb Notes
- This is a popular herb for masses associated with cancer, especially abdominal and cervical cancer.
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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