Clematis
Root (wei ling xian)
Radix
Clematidis
Properties:
Pungent and salty in flavour,
warm in nature, it acts on urinary bladder channel and
migrating to 12 channels and collaterals. Being pungent
and warm for dispersing the exopathogens and cold, the
herb has strong action of eliminating the wind-dampness,
clearing stasis in channels to relieve arthralgia. Since
its dispersing action is strong and it tends to cause
injury to the vital energy, it should not be used for long
time. In addition, it also has the effects of elimination
phlegm and softening the fish bone.
Effects:
Eliminating the wind-dampness, clearing stasis in channels
to relieve pain, softening the fish bone.
Indications:
1.
For rheumatic arthralgia, joint pain, numbness of
extremities, it is often used in combination with
ledebouriella root, notopterygium root and Chuanxiong root
for clearing stasis struction of channels to relieve pain.
2.
For pharyngeal sticked fish bone, the herb is used
in form of decoction, swallowed slowly.
Dosage
and Administration: 5-10g.
30g for pharyngeal sticked fish bone.
Precautions:
As the herb tends to cause inpairment to vital energy, it
should not be used in large dosage or for long time.
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