Herbs that Regulate the Qi
Fo Shou 佛手
Fructus Citri Sacrodactylis Finger Citron Fruit
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Materia Medica Data
- Category
- Herbs that Regulate the Qi
- Temperature
- Slightly Warm
- Nature & Flavour
- Spicy, Bitter, Slightly Warm
- Channels Entered
- LIV, LU, ST, SP
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Fructus Citri Sacrodactylis
- Chinese
- 佛手
- Tone Marks
- fó shŏu
- Translation
- Buddha Hand
Chinese Herb Actions
- Spreads and Regulates Liver Qi Excellent for symptoms of Liver Qi stagnation but only mildly relieves pain. Symptoms include hypochondriac and abdominal distension, stifling sensation in the chest, belching, hiccups and vomiting.
- Harmonizes the Middle Jiao, Strengthens the Spleen Used for epigastric pain, fullness and distention, lack of appetite, belching and vomiting
- Transforms Phlegm and Stops Cough For unrelenting chronic cough with copious phlegm and chest pain. It mildly resolves phlegm and is not used for early stages of externally contracted coughs.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 3-9 grams in decoction (Bensky)
- 3-10 grams in decoction (Chen)
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Use with caution in Yin Deficiency with Fire Patients.
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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