Ji Xiang Teng鸡香藤
Caulis PaederiaePaederia
Also known asChicken Dung Vine Root and Stem
- Category
- Warm, Acrid Herbs that Release the Exterior (Wind-Cold Diaphoretics)
- Nature
- neutral, slightly warm
- Taste
- sweet
- Channels entered
- Lung, Liver
- Dosage
- 5–30 g
Actions & indications
- Dispels Wind-Cold
- Body aches associated with Wind-Cold
- Dispels Cold and Dampness
- Wind-Cold-Damp Bi Syndrome with fixed pain which is worse with Cold
- Clears Heat and eliminates toxins
- Heat due to food Stagnation, dysentery, jaundice
- Organophosphorus pesticide poisoning
- Topically for neurodermatitis
Combinations
Joint pain and generalized body aches brought on by Wind-Cold
- Rx. et Fol. Viticis Quinatae Wu Tian Rx. Hibisci Fu Rong
Cough accompanied by copious sputum
Bi Syndrome
Notes
- It is the preferred herb for pain accompanying the common cold.
- It may be used by itself or paired with other Wind-Cold releasing diaphoretics.
- According to one source, it also disperses Phlegm.