Ling Xiao Hua凌霄花
Flos CampsisCampsis Flower
Also known asTrumpet Creeper
- Category
- Herbs that Invigorate Blood
- Nature
- slightly cold
- Taste
- sweet, sour
- Channels entered
- Liver, Pericardium
- Dosage
- 3–10 g
Usual doses
- Dosage
- 3–10 g
- External
- 30 g
- Tincture
- 1–3 ml
Actions & indications
- Dispels Blood Stagnation, unblocks the channels and vessels and disperses abdominal masses
- Blood Stasis including postpartum breast lumps, abdominal masses, amenorrhea, and trauma
- Cools Blood and disperses Wind
- Itching and other signs of Blood Heat
Contraindications
- Avoid in marked Qi and Blood Deficiency.
- Avoid during pregnancy.
Combinations
Amenorrhea caused by Stasis and stagnation
- Ci Ji Li
- Sheng Di Huang
- Chan Tui
Itching caused by Blood Heat
- Zhi Zi
Hemorrhoids and brandy nose
Notes
- It clears latent Fire at the Blood level.
- It addresses women's disorders related to childbirth and breastfeeding.
- Trumpet Creeper Root Ling Xiao Gen is used for rheumatic pain, acute gastroenteritis, and traumatic injury, at a dosage of 10-30g.