Mei Gui Hua玫瑰花
Flos Rosae RugosaeRosebud
Also known asBud of the Chinese Rose · Japanese Rose Flower
- Category
- Herbs that regulate Qi
- Nature
- warm
- Taste
- sweet, slightly bitter
- Channels entered
- Liver, Spleen
- Dosage
- 1.5–6 g
Usual doses
- Dosage
- 1.5–6 g
- Tincture
- 1–3 ml
Actions & indications
- Promotes the movement of Qi and relieves Stagnation
- Liver-Stomach disharmony with a stifling sensation in the chest, pain and distention in the flanks and epigastrium, belching and anorexia
- Moves Qi, harmonizes the Blood, disperses Stasis and regulates menstruation
- Irregular menstruation, premenstrual breast tenderness and menstrual pain due to Blood Stasis
- Blood Stasis due to trauma
- Soothes the Liver, controls pain and astringes diarrhea
- Neurotic gastritis, chronic gastritis, hepatitis
Contraindications
Caution is advised in women with Dry Blood and Rebellious Qi.
Combinations
Notes
- Mei Gui Hua and Flos Albizziae He Huan Hua both regulate Qi and relieve constraint, and the two are frequently paired to treat Liver Qi Stagnation manifesting as oppression in the chest and epigastrium. He Huan Hua is sweet and neutral, enters the Qi aspect of the Heart, Spleen and Lung channels, moves Qi and nourishes the Heart and Spleen; it is more calming than Mei Gui Hua and addresses insomnia, poor memory and irritability. Mei Gui Hua, by contrast, is far more aromatic and a stronger mover of Qi.
- Mei Gui Hua and Flos Rosae Chinensis Yue Ji Hua both move Qi and Blood and treat irregular menstruation, premenstrual breast distention and abdominal pain arising from Qi and Blood Stagnation — Mei Gui Hua acting on the Qi side and Yue Ji Hua on the Blood side. Mei Gui Hua enters the Liver and Spleen channels to harmonize the Liver, Spleen and Stomach, and is commonly used when Liver Qi Stagnation Attacks the Spleen and Stomach, producing a stifling chest sensation, belching, flank distention and anorexia. Yue Ji Hua, entering the Liver channel alone, moves Blood more strongly; it can reduce swelling and clear toxicity to treat sores caused by Qi and Blood Stagnation Transforming into Fire, and also treats scrofula.