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E Zhu莪术

Rhizoma Curcumae (Zedoariae)Curcuma Rhizome

Autres nomsZedoary Root · Zedoaria

Catégorie
Herbs that Invigorate the Blood
Nature
tiède
Saveur
amer, piquant
Tropisme
Foie, Rate
Posologie
3–10 g

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Doses usuelles

Posologie
3–10 g
Tincture
1–4 ml

Actions & indications

Invigorates Blood circulation, dispels Blood Stasis, regulates Qi and alleviates pain
Blood Stasis with abdominal pain, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, abdominal masses and epigastric masses
Dissolves accumulations and alleviates pain
  • Food Stagnation with pain, distention, fullness and constriction in the chest and abdomen
  • Childhood nutritional impairment

Contre-indications

  • Avoid during pregnancy.
  • Avoid in early (premature) menstruation.
  • Avoid in all Blood-Heat conditions.
  • Avoid in menorrhagia.
  • Avoid in Deficiency conditions.
  • Use only when a firm, stubborn accumulation is present.
  • Use cautiously in Qi and Blood Deficiency.

Interactions

Use cautiously with anticoagulant drugs such as heparin, warfarin (Coumadin) and enoxaparin (Lovenox), or antiplatelet drugs such as aspirin, dipyridamole (Persantine) and clopidogrel (Plavix), since combined use may produce an additive or synergistic effect.

Associations

  • Abdominal distention, fullness and pain from Food Stagnation.

  • Food Stagnation causing abdominal distention, fullness and pain in a patient with Qi Deficiency.

  • Chest and abdominal fullness and pain from Qi Stagnation.

  • Menstrual disorders from Qi and Blood Stagnation, particularly emotional depression, painful abdominal masses, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea and a wiry pulse.

  • Qi and Blood Stagnation with clumping and accumulation producing distending pain in the chest, epigastrium and abdomen, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, uterine myoma and ovarian cysts; Food Stagnation; and hepatosplenomegaly with distention, pain and fixed, palpable masses in the epigastrium, subcostal region and abdomen (for strong patients only).

  • Hepatosplenomegaly with Heat signs, presenting distention, pain and fixed, palpable masses in the epigastrium, subcostal region and abdomen (for strong patients only).

  • Hard abdominal masses.

  • At small doses, harmonizes the Blood; at large doses, breaks up Blood Stasis.

  • Distention and hardness in the epigastrium.

  • Epigastric distention with hardness in the right rib cage.

  • Epigastric distention with hardness in the left rib cage.

  • Masses around the navel or in the lower abdomen.

  • Palpable abdominal masses.

  • Abdominal pain from Qi Stagnation; indigestion.

  • Abdominal fullness and pain from Qi Deficiency.

Notes

  • Some sources regard this herb chiefly as an anti-cancer agent, ranking it among the most effective of such herbs.
  • Combined with Rz. Sparganii San Leng, it is used for cervical cancer.
  • Used alone, it treats late-stage cervical cancer occurring during menstruation.
  • It relieves pain in the diaphragm region.
  • Compared with San Leng, it invigorates Blood less strongly but moves Qi more powerfully.
  • It acts mainly on the abdomen, flanks and hypochondrium.
  • It attacks well-defined masses.
  • It regulates Qi, stimulates the appetite, breaks up Blood Stasis, relieves pain and stops dysentery.
  • It clears Phlegm and treats plum-pit throat (globus hystericus).
  • For Liver disorders it is dry-fried; for Heart and Spleen channel disorders it is simmered; and for regulating menstruation it is roasted with goat or chicken meat and combined with Four Substances Decoction Si Wu Tang.
  • Injected locally, its volatile oil necrotizes the tumor, causing it to slough off while sparing the surrounding tissue.
  • Dry-fried Chao E Zhu is milder and better suited to routine use than to firm, stubborn accumulations.
  • Vinegar-processed Cu E Zhu penetrates more readily to the blood level of the Liver channel, enhancing its power to disperse Stasis and stop pain.
  • E Zhu and Rz. Curcumae Longae Jiang Huang share a warm, acrid, bitter nature and both break up Blood Stasis while moving Qi to relieve pain. E Zhu has the stronger action against Blood Stasis and accumulations, whereas Jiang Huang acts on both Interior and Exterior to treat Wind Bi.

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