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Grassleaved
Sweetflag Rhizome
(shi chang pu)
Rhyzxoma
Acori Graminei
Properties:
Pungent and bitter in flavour, warm in nature, it has
affinity to the heart and stomach channels. Being pungent,
volatile and warm in nature, it can invigorate channels;
as a bitter agent, it can eliminate dampness; and as an
aromatic, it also has strong irritability on the sense
organs. It functions in removing phlegm to induce
resuscitation, eliminating dampness, regulating the
stomach and appetising, serving to treat coma due to
invasion of phlegm-dampness to the heart, and oppressive
chest and anorexia resulting from retention of dampness in
the middle-jiao.
Effects:
Removing phlegm to induce resuscitation, eliminating
dampness and regulating function of the stomach.
Indications:
1. For damp-phlegm
syndrome caused by exopathogens. obstruction of the upper
orifices or sense organs of the head by phlegm-dampness
manifeted by fever, choking sensation in the chest, loss
of consciousness, mental confusion and delirium, it is
often used with herbs for clearing away heat and dampness,
regulating the circulation of Qi and resolving phlegm,
such as Radix Curcumae, Succus Bambosae, Lophatherum,
Fructus Gardeniae, etc. , as in Decoction of Grassleaved
Sweetflag Rhizome and Curcuma Root (Changpr Yujin Tang).
2. For retention
of dampness in the middle-jiao, incoordination betweem the
spleen and the stomach, vomiting, gastric distention,
chest congestion and greasy fur, it can be used wit herbs
for eliminating dampness to invigorate function of the
spleen, regulating Qi-circulation and function of the
stomach, such as Herba Agastachis, Herba Eupatorii,
Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, Rhizoma Pinelliae, etc, ;
for dysentery due to noxious heat, it is used with herbs
for clearing away heat and toxins and treating dysentery,
such as Rhizoma Coptidis, Fructus Nelumbinis, Folium
Nelumbinis, etc. , as in Powder for Relieving Lockjaw (Kaijin
San).
In addition, it
also can be used with cardio-tonics and tranquilizers
to treat insomnia and amnesia due to insufficiency of
heart-qi.
Dosage and
Administration: 5-10g.
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