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Shan Zha山楂

Fructus CrataegiCrataegus Fruit

Autres nomsHawthorn Fruit · Hawthorn Berry · Asian Hawthorn Fruit · Mountain Hawthorn

Catégorie
Plantes qui résolvent la stagnation alimentaire
Nature
légèrement tiède
Saveur
acide, doux
Tropisme
Foie, Rate, Estomac
Posologie
8–16 g

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Doses usuelles

Posologie
8–16 g
Posologie
30–120 g
Tincture
2–4 ml

Actions & indications

Reduces and guides out Food Stagnation and transforms accumulations
Accumulation of meats or greasy foods (proteins and fats) with abdominal distention, pain or diarrhea
Transforms Blood Stasis, invigorates Blood circulation and dissipates clumps
  • Postpartum abdominal pain and clumps due to Blood Stasis
  • Hernial disorders (hernia)
Stops diarrhea
Diarrhea in chronic dysentery-like disorders (toasted)
Treats hypertension, elevated serum cholesterol and coronary artery disease
Hypertension, elevated serum cholesterol, angina and coronary artery disease

Contre-indications

  • Use with caution in Spleen and Stomach Deficiency where no Food Stagnation is present.
  • Use with caution for those prone to acid regurgitation.
  • High doses are contraindicated during pregnancy, as they can lead to fetal death.

Interactions

Taking Shan Zha together with digoxin (Lanoxin) warrants careful monitoring to avoid possible adverse effects.

Associations

Notes

  • Overindulgence in meat, proteins, and fats causing Food Stagnation is the pattern this herb suits best.
  • It is a key herb for transforming Stagnant Blood.
  • It has been shown to inhibit cancer cell growth.
  • It moves into the Qi level to disperse constrained clumps of Phlegm.
  • Its nature is notably mild and balanced.
  • It boosts digestive juices and bodily Fluids.
  • It stimulates appetite.
  • It assists postpartum uterine contraction.
  • It addresses epigastric distention, amenorrhea, hernial Qi pain, and chest Bi.
  • For indigestion with abdominal pain, 10g of charred Shan Zha may be taken as a powder.
  • Dry-frying it as Chao Shan Zha boosts its power to relieve Food Stagnation and clear obstruction, and adds an ability to check diarrhea from Spleen/Stomach obstruction caused by overeating.
  • Prepared as Zhi Shan Zha, it avoids harming the Blood or the body's normal Qi.
  • Charred into Shan Zha Tan, it transforms Stagnation more readily and stops bleeding, commonly applied to postpartum abdominal pain, prolonged lochia, and red dysenteric disorders.
  • The leaf, Shan Zha Ye, promotes circulation, steadies Heart rhythm, lessens the frequency and severity of angina episodes, and guards elderly patients with influenza or pneumonia against cardiac complications; taken orally, the leaf extract eases chronic Heart conditions — chiefly congestive Heart failure, but also angina and arrhythmias — may lower Blood pressure, dilates the vessels feeding the Heart, and improves Blood flow.
  • Shan Zha and Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli (Ji Nei Jin) both strongly relieve Food Stagnation: Shan Zha clears blockage from excess meat consumption, moves Qi, and breaks up Blood Stasis, so it is used for amenorrhea, bulging disorders, and chest pain from obstructive Stagnation, whereas Ji Nei Jin addresses every type of Food Stagnation, strengthens the Stomach, stops enuresis, and dissolves stones.

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