Traditional Chinese Medicine/Qiang Huo

notopterygium root

(Chinese: 羌活, Pinyin: qiāng huó)

Latin Name: Radix Et Rhizoma Notopterygii

Taste & Temperature:
 * ../Xin-Spicy/
 * ../Ku-Bitter/
 * ../Wen-Warm/
 * ../Xiang-Aromatic/

Channels:
 * Foot Tai Yang of Urinary Bladder
 * Foot Shao Yin of Kidney

Actions & Indications:
 * disperse Wind-Cold (Warm & Spicy)
 * Expel Wind-Cold-Damp
 * stop headache
 * ../Tai Yang/ headache (occipital)
 * Expel Wind-Cold-Damp, especially for upper part of body pain
 * guide Qi to Tai Yang & Du channels

Contraindications:
 * Qi & Yin deficiency causing excessive sweating
 * Blood, Yin and exterior deficiency
 * overdose may cause nausea and vomiting

Caution:
 * Yin deficiency syndrome
 * Blood deficiency
 * chronic skin infection

Dosage:
 * 2-5 qian (6-15 grams)

Similar Actions to:
 * ../Gao Ben/ - Tai Yang headache
 * ../Bai Zhi/ - Yang Ming headache, toothache, nasal congestion

back to:
 * ../TCM Materia Medica/
 * ../Xin Wen Jie Biao/