Chinese name:

Source:

Aucklandiae Radix - root

Nature:

• warm (slightly warm, non-toxic, strong, sinking, pure yang, yang within yin)

Taste:

• acrid, bitter (dense)

Tropism:

• spleen, stomach, large intestine, gallbladder (liver, lungs, heart, urinary bladder, qi layer of the triple burner)

Direction of action:

• sinking

Effects:

• moves Qi

• harmonises the middle burner
• supports digestion

Dosage:

• 1 – 10 g, standardly 3 g

Contraindications:

• use with caution in cases of yin deficiency, fluid exhaustion and fire flare-up