Herbs that Regulate the Qi
Mei Gui Hua 玫瑰花
Flos Rosae Rugosae Young Flower of Chinese Rose (Bud)
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Materia Medica Data
- Category
- Herbs that Regulate the Qi
- Temperature
- Warm
- Nature & Flavour
- Sweet, Slightly Bitter, Warm
- Channels Entered
- LIV, SP
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Flos Rosae Rugosae
- Chinese
- 玫瑰花
- Tone Marks
- méi guī huā
Chinese Herb Actions
- Moves Qi and Relieves Constraint Treats stifling sensation in chest, belching, poor appetite and pain and distension in the flanks and epigastrium.
- Harmonizes Blood and Disperses Stagnation Treats irregular menses, menstrual pain due to blood stasis, and premenstrual breast tenderness,
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 1.5-6 grams in decoction (Bensky)
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- None Noted
Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose
- None Noted
Chinese Herb Notes
- Mei Gui Hua is commonly viewed as one of the best and most effective Qi herbs and also one of the most docile.
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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