Wind-Damp-Dispelling, tendons-Soothing and Collaterals-Activating Herbs
Ji Xue (鸡血): Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Ji Xie (Chicken Blood)
The Effect of 鸡血
Property
Salt, neutral; liver and heart meridians entered.
Actions
Dispel wind, activate blood, dredge meridians, remove toxicity.
Indications
swollen and rigid tongue, sores and boils, insect bites, uterine bleeding, traumatic injury, abdominal pain, facial palsy, infantile convulsion, flaccidity and arthralgia, pox, hot eyes with tears.
Dosage and Administrations
Drink the raw, 20 ml each time, 2 times a day. Proper dosage is for external application, applying on the affected area or ear drops and eye drops.
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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