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Han Fang Ji漢防己

Radix Stephaniae TetrandraeStephania Root

Auch bekannt alsFour Stamen Stephania Root

Kategorie
Kräuter, die Wind-Nässe vertreiben
Temperaturverhalten
kalt
Geschmack
bitter, scharf
Leitbahnbezug
Blase, Milz, Niere
Nebenleitbahnen
Lunge
Dosierung
3–12 g

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Übliche Dosen

Dosierung
3–12 g
Tincture
2–4 ml

Wirkungen & indikationen

Promotes urination and reduces edema especially in the lower body
Edema due to Dampness accumulating in the Lower Jiao with damp leg Qi, borborygmus, abdominal distention, ascites
Expels Wind-Dampness and alleviates pain (purges Damp-Heat)
  • Wind-Damp-Heat collecting in the channels with fever, red, hot, swollen, painful joints (Wind-Damp-Heat Bi)
  • Painful contractions of the hands and feet

Kontraindikationen

  • Being bitter and cold, it can easily injure the Stomach.
  • Use with caution in Spleen and Stomach Deficiency.
  • Use with caution in Yin Deficiency.
  • Contraindicated in Blood Deficiency occurring before or after childbirth.

Wechselwirkungen

Combining it with diuretics — chlorothiazide, hydrochlorothiazide, furmoside (Lasix), bumetinide (Bumex), or torsemide (Demadex) — may increase the loss of water and/or electrolytes.

Kombinationen

  • Edema in constitutionally weak patients; swelling from Leg Qi.

  • Superficial edema, bodily heaviness, and sweating from Wind-Dampness invasion complicated by Wei Qi Deficiency.

  • Edema from Blood Stagnation obstructing the channels; removes water, invigorates the Blood, and unblocks the collaterals for ascites, facial and extremity edema, and leg Qi; also postpartum edema.

  • Wind-Damp Bi; Wind-Damp-Heat Bi.

  • Arthritis.

  • Wind-Dampness accompanied by edema; Wind-Dampness with Exterior Deficiency.

  • Expels painful Damp swelling in the Lower Jiao while draining pathogenic Fire from the Bladder.

  • Wind-Cold-Damp Bi.

  • Difficult urination and constipation caused by water accumulation.

Anmerkungen

  • Some sources credit it with strengthening Kidney function.
  • Other sources regard it primarily as a Wind-Damp-dispelling herb.
  • One source states that it clears Heat and dispels Blood Stasis.
  • It is frequently used to treat arthritis, particularly of the knees, and suits Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao with knee inflammation.
  • It affects the pituitary-adrenal-hypothalamic axis.
  • It offers protection against pathogens.
  • It expels exterior pathogenic Wind and eliminates Internal Damp-Heat, particularly in the Lower Jiao.
  • It has become a standard treatment for neuralgia, hypertension, cardiac arrhythmia, immediate-type allergies, and cancer.
  • One source states that it relieves buccal mucosal pain and hand pain, expels Phlegm, and stops cough and asthma arising from Lung Deficiency.
  • It has been shown to inhibit the growth of, and kill, cancer cells.
  • Rx. Aristolochiae Fangchi Guang Fang Ji excels at eliminating Wind and Dampness, whereas Han Fang Ji is the stronger diuretic; Guang Fang Ji suits edema of the upper body while Han Fang Ji suits edema of the lower body, and where a source does not specify which is meant, Han Fang Ji is the one typically used.
  • Han Fang Ji and Caulis Akebiae Mu Tong share a strongly bitter, very cold nature and both descend to clear Heat forcefully, open the fluid pathways, and unblock the orifices; together they treat floating edema and urinary difficulty from Damp-Heat, as well as Wind-Damp Bi. Han Fang Ji is more effective at removing pathogenic water and expelling Wind, making it the better choice for edema with abdominal distention, Phlegm-thin-mucus wheezing, and Wind-Damp Bi, while Mu Tong is superior at clearing Fire from the Heart and Small Intestine channels and invigorating the Blood, making it more suited to mouth and tongue ulcers, rough and painful urination from excess Fire in the Heart and Small Intestine channels, and amenorrhea due to Blood Stasis.
  • Han Fang Ji's solid, hard texture was traditionally thought to mobilize the Lower Jiao, making it superior for expelling Dampness, moving water, and reducing swelling — hence its frequent use for Lower Jiao Damp-Heat, lower-body edema, and Damp leg Qi. Guang Fang Ji, by contrast, was considered as light as wood floating on water, its lightness taken to mean its action moves upward and outward, expelling Wind, easing pain, and treating upper-body edema as well as Wind-Damp Bi; because of its toxicity, however, it is no longer used.

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