Chinese name:

Source:

Acori Tatrinowii Rhizoma - rhizome

Nature:

• mildly warm (warm, non-toxic)

Taste:

• acrid, bitter

Tropism:

• heart, liver and spleen (lungs, stomach, bladder)

Direction of action:

• surfacing

Effects:

• opens the orifices and calms the spirit

• transforms dampness
• harmonises the stomach

Dosage:

• 1 – 10 g, standardly 6 g

Contraindications:

• not suitable for yin and blood deficiency, yang rising, excessive sweating, nocturnal emissions