Fo Shou佛手
Fructus Citri SarcodactylisFinger Citron Fruit
Autres nomsBuddha's Hand · Finger Lemon Fruit
- Catégorie
- Plantes qui régularisent le Qi
- Nature
- tiède
- Saveur
- piquant, amer
- Tropisme
- Foie, Poumon, Estomac, Rate
- Posologie
- 3–10 g
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Doses usuelles
- Posologie
- 3–10 g
- Tincture
- 1–2 ml
Actions & indications
- Spreads and regulates Liver *Qi*
- Liver Qi Stagnation with chest or hypochondriac pain or a stifling sensation in the chest
- Liver Yin Deficiency with emotional problems
- Harmonizes the Stomach, dries Dampness and strengthens the Spleen
- Spleen and Stomach Qi Stagnation with epigastric pain, fullness and distention, lack of appetite, belching and/or vomiting
- Liver Qi Stagnation Attacking the Stomach
- Yin Deficiency with Stomach Qi Stagnation
- Regulates Lung *Qi and transforms Phlegm*
- Sub-acute or chronic coughs due to Phlegm-Damp in the chest with copious Phlegm
- Especially useful for unrelenting cough with chest pain
Contre-indications
- Use with caution when Qi stagnation is absent.
- Use with caution in Yin Deficiency presenting Heat signs.
- Contraindicated in Excess Fire patterns.
Associations
Reinforces the spreading of Liver Qi.
For indigestion with fullness and discomfort across the chest, epigastrium and abdomen, along with poor appetite and belching or vomiting.
- Pi
- Pa Ye
- Si Gua Luo
For a persistent, sub-acute cough accompanied by chest pain.
For epigastric pain caused by Liver Qi Stagnation.
For Qi Stagnation affecting the Spleen and Stomach.
For nausea and vomiting.
Notes
- Qi movement is powerfully promoted by this herb, though its analgesic effect is weak.
- It is particularly well suited to persistent coughing accompanied by chest pain.
- Since it transforms Phlegm only weakly, it is unsuitable for the early stage of an externally contracted cough.
- Though warm, it does not dry.
- The flower, Flos Citri Sarcodactylis Fo Shou Hua, shares similar but gentler properties; it descends Lung Qi more effectively and is frequently chosen for cough and wheezing arising from rebellious Lung Qi, being regarded as more effective for emphysema. Its dosage is 3-9g.
- Under the alternate name Citrus Wilsonii Xiang Yuan, emphasis falls on the Spleen and Lung, addressing distention, pain and fullness of the chest, ribs, abdomen and epigastrium.
- Finger Citron Fruit Dew Fo Shou Lu, the distilled fluid, awakens the Spleen, eases Liver constraint, frees the flow of Qi, opens the Stomach and restores a normal appetite; it may be drunk as a tea or added into other decoctions.