Materia Medica Data
- Category
- Herbs that Dispel Wind-Dampness
- Temperature
- Warm
- Nature & Flavour
- Spicy, Bitter, Warm
- Channels Entered
- KI, LIV
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Rhizoma Homalomenae Occultae
- Chinese
- 千年健
- Tone Marks
- qiān nián jiàn
- Translation
- Thousand Years of Health
Chinese Herb Actions
- Dispels Wind and Damp, Strengthens Tendons and Bones For pain, numbness, and tightness of tendons. Also treats spasms and weakness in the sinews and bones especially in the elderly. Also for joint pain and tightness as well as traumatic injury.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 5-10 grams in decoction (Chen)
- 4.5-9 grams in decoction (Bensky)
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- None Noted
Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose
- There are two reported cases of overdose with symptoms including nausea, vomiting, dizziness, convulsions, unconsciousness and urinary and bowel incontinence.
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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