Yang Jin Hua洋金花

Flos Daturae AlbaHindu Datura Flower

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Actions & indications

Dispels Wind-Damp, relieves cough and dyspnea, relieves spasms and stops pain: General pain, beriberi due to Cold-Dampness, asthmatic dyspnea, rheumatic pain topically

This herb is toxic and its dosage must be controlled; it is contraindicated in Wind-Cold spasms, Phlegm-Heat cough and dyspnea, glaucoma, hypertension and tachycardia.
Use caution during pregnancy or in weak individuals.

Strongly relieving cough and dyspnea, it suits cases with little or no Phlegm, and is often turned to when other herbs have failed. It is well suited to Cold-type cough and dyspnea, and may be taken alone as a powder, prepared by slicing and rolling the dried flower for smoking, or combined with other herbs.
It relieves pain effectively throughout much of the body and can be used alone for chest and abdominal pain, Wind-Damp arthralgia and pain from traumatic injury. In large doses it has an anesthetic effect, which is why it served as a narcotic in ancient times.
Its spasm-stopping action makes it suitable for epilepsy and chronic infantile convulsions, where it is combined with Wind-Extinguishing, spasm-stopping and Phlegm-Resolving herbs such as Quan Xie, Tian Ma and Zhi Tian Nan Xing.