A Wei (E Wei)阿魏
AsafoetidaAsafoetida Resin
Also known asChinese Asafoetida · Resina Ferulae · Ferula · Devil's Dung · Devil's Herb · Hing · Narthex
- Category
- Herbs that relieve Food Stagnation
- Nature
- warm
- Taste
- pungent, bitter
- Channels entered
- Spleen, Stomach
- Secondary channels
- Kidney, Liver
- Dosage
- 0.5–1.5 g
Usual doses
- Dosage
- 0.5–1.5 g
- Powder/pills
- 1–1.5 g
- Tincture
- 0.25–1 ml
Actions & indications
- Regulates Qi, invigorates the Blood (disperses abdominal distention due to constipation) and purges meat due to overeating
- Abdominal swelling blood stasis syndrome refer, lump in the belly
- Cold pain in the Heart and abdomen, distention and pain in the chest and abdomen
- Clears Heat
- Fever, dysentery, enteritis, malaria
- Kills parasites
- Intestinal parasites, roundworms
- Resolves and expels Cold Phlegm
- Chronic bronchitis, croup, pertussis
- Regulates the uterus
- Amenorrhea, spasmodic dysmenorrhea
Contraindications
- Not recommended for patients with Spleen and Stomach Deficiency.
- Should not be used during pregnancy.