Jiu Xiang Chong九香蟲
AspongopusStink-Bug
- Category
- (Herbs that Tonify the *Yang)*
- Nature
- warm
- Taste
- salty
- Channels entered
- Spleen, Kidney, Liver
- Dosage
- 3–9 g
Actions & indications
- Regulates Qi, soothes the Liver and stops pain
- Liver Qi Stagnation
- Distending pain of the chest, epigastrium, Lung and Stomach due to Liver and Spleen Disharmony caused by Cold
- Replenishes Kidney *Yang*
- Kidney Yang Deficiency with impotence, lumbago and frequent urination
- Replenishes Spleen *Yang*
- Spleen Yang Deficiency (difficulty in transformation and transportation)
Contraindications
Contraindicated for Yin Deficiency with Heat signs.
Notes
- It treats Qi obstruction throughout the diaphragm and epigastrium, exhaustion and damage to the Spleen and Kidneys, and it fortifies primal Yang.
- It is reputed to open and clear the Blood vessels.
- Jiu Xiang Chong translates as "nine-odor bug."
- Their strong odor keeps them from being used raw in clinical practice.
- Dry-fried Stink Bugs, Chao Jiu Xiang Chong, smell more pleasant and move Qi and warm Yang more strongly.