Materia Medica Data
- Category
- Herbs that Regulate the Qi
- Temperature
- Warm
- Nature & Flavour
- Sweet, Astringent, Warm
- Channels Entered
- LIV, ST
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Semen Litchi Chinensis
- Chinese
- 荔枝核
- Tone Marks
- lì zhī hé
Chinese Herb Actions
- Disperses Cold, Moves Qi and Relieves Pain Used for hernial pain and testicular disorders, groin pain, and bulging pain with swelling. Also used for running piglets sensations with an upward shooting sensation from the low abdomen to the chest region.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 9-15 grams in decoction, crush before dispensing (Bensky)
- 10-15 grams in decoction (Chen)
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Use with caution in patients not suffering from Cold-Damp Qi Obstruction
Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose
- Very well tolerated
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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