Hu Po, 1lb

Amber settles and calms the spirit, unblocks blood stagnation, facilitates urination - Bensky

Excerpted from Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

• Arrests tremors and palpitations and calms the spirit: for palpitations with anxiety, excessive dreams, insomnia, forgetfulness, anxiety, and seizures due to disturbance of the spirit. Also used for childhood convulsions and seizures.*
• Invigorates the blood, dissipates stasis, and unblocks the menses: for amenorrhea or pain associated with palpable fixed masses due to blood stasis. Can be used alone for this purpose. Also recently used in treating coronary artery disease.*Promotes urination and unblocks painful urinary dribbling: for urinary retention or painful urinary dribbling, especially with bloody urine.*
• Reduces swelling and promotes healing: topically applied for sores, carbuncles, and ulcerationis of the skin. Also for swelling and pain in the area of the scrotum or vulva.*