Qi-Moving Herbs
Mei Gui Hua (Flos Rosae Rugosae)
Name
Mei Gui Hua (Rose)
The Effect of 玫瑰花
Property
Sweet, slightly bitter, warm; liver and spleen meridians entered.
Actions
Regulate the flow of qi, dispel melancholy, activate blood and dissipate blood stasis.
Indications
Sores and boils, dysentery, acute mastitis, stomachache due to emotional depression and the hyperactive liver-qi attacking the stomach, irregular menstruation, leucorrhea with reddish discharge, hemoptysis, hematemesis, wandering arthritis.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 3~10 g, or made into paste or soaked in wine.
Cautions
It is contraindicated in case of yin deficiency with effulgent fire.
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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