Herbs that Dispel Wind-Dampness
Luo Shi Teng 络石藤
Caulis Trachelospermi Jasminoidis Star Jasmine Stem
Channels LIV
Nature Slightly Cold Bitter
Materia Medica Data
- Category
- Herbs that Dispel Wind-Dampness
- Temperature
- Slightly Cold
- Nature & Flavour
- Bitter, Slightly Cold
- Channels Entered
- LIV
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Caulis Trachelospermi Jasminoidis
- Chinese
- 络石藤
- Tone Marks
- luò shí téng
- Translation
- Collateral Stone Vine
Chinese Herb Actions
- Dispels Wind Damp, Opens the Channels and Collaterals Especially effective for painful cramps and spasms with heat.
- Cools Blood and Reduces Swelling For toxic sores, red, hot and painful abscesses, sore and swollen throats
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 6-15 grams in decoction or herbal wine (Chen)
- 6-15 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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