Dan Dou Chi [1]

Posted by : admin on Feb 22, 2008 - 06:24 PM
Chinese Medicine Herbs / Release the Exterior [2]

1 TASTE
Pungent, sweet, slightly bitter and cold


2 MERIDIANS
Lung and somach


3 FUNCTIONS
1. To release the exterior; 2. To relieve restlessness


4 INDICATIONS
1. Wind-cold exterior syndrome. Prepared soybean (Dan Dou Chi [3]) is used with Chinese green onion (Cong Bai [4]) in the formula Cong Chi Tang.2. Wind-heat exterior syndrome. Prepared soybean (Dandouchi) is used with Arctium fruit (Niu Bang Zi [5]) and Forsythia fruit (Lian Qiao [6]).3. Irritability, restlessness and insomnia following febrile disease. Prepared soybean (Dandouchi) is used with Capejasmine (Zhi Zi [7]) in the formula Zhizi Chi Tang.


5 DOSAGE
10-15g


Dan Dou Chi

Image of herb: Dan Dou Chi [8]

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