Herbs that Dispel Wind-Dampness
Sang Zhi 桑枝
Ramulus Mori Albae Mulberry Twig
Channels LIV
Nature Slightly Cold BitterSweet
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Materia Medica Data
- Category
- Herbs that Dispel Wind-Dampness
- Temperature
- Slightly Cold
- Nature & Flavour
- Bitter, Sweet, Slightly Cold
- Channels Entered
- LIV
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Ramulus Mori Albae
- Chinese
- 桑枝
- Tone Marks
- sāng zhī
Chinese Herb Actions
- Dispels Wind, Opens Channels, Benefits the Joints Treats hot joint pain and muscle spasms and pain. Also for muscle aches with heat in the upper extremities or hemiplegia or post stroke paralysis
- Promotes Diuresis, Reduces Swelling and Edema For edema and dysuria with painful limbs or joint pain by regulating the water passages
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 10-30 grams in decoction (Chen)
- 9-15 grams in decoction, maximum of 30 grams (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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