Wu Zhu Yu Single Herb Extract, 100g

Traditional Growing Location: SichuanProvince (China)

Traditional Preparation: Guaranteed to be aged over 2 years (traditional instructions for this herb specify that its medicinal potency and safety increase with age).

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

• Warms the middle, disperses cold, promotes the movement of qi, and alleviates pain: for both Liver and Stomach channel disorders due to congealing cold or phlegm manifesting as headache, epigastric pain with nausea, drooling, reduced taste sensation, pale tongue, and a wiry or weak pulse. Also for cold bulging disorders in the area traversed by the Liver channel, and dysmenorrhea.*
• Redirects rebellious qi downward and stops vomiting: for acid regurgitation with vomiting. Depending on the other herbs with which it is combined, it can be used for either cold or hot disorders.*
• Warms the Spleen, stops diarrhea, and expels cold-dampness: for diarrhea due to cold from deficiency of the Spleen and Kidneys, and cold-damp leg qi.*
• Leads fire downward: for sores of the mouth and tongue. For this purpose the herb is ground into a powder, mixed with vinegar, and placed on the center of the soles of the feet.*