Wind-Cold-Dispersing Herbs
Xi Xin (Manchurian Wildginger)
Name
Xi Xin (Herba Asari)
The Effect of Herba Asari
Property
Pungent, warm, slightly toxic; lung, kidney and heart meridians entered.
Actions
Relieve exterior and dispel cold, dispel wind to alleviate pain, free nasal orifice and warm orifice and warm lung and relieve cough.
Indications
For exterior syndrome due to wind-cold, headache, toothache, arthralgia due to wind-damp, rhinorrhea with turbid discharge, and cough with dyspnea due to lung-cold.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 1~3 g. Take 0.5~1 g powder each time.
Cautions
Prohibited for headache due to hyperactivity of yang caused by yin deficiency and dry cough caused by lung dryness hurting yin. It is not allowed to use it together with Li Lu.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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