Chinese name:

Source:

Uncariae Ramulus Cum Uncis – shoots with stems

Nature:

• slightly cold

Taste:

• sweet

Tropism:

• liver
• pericardium (heart)

Direction of action:

• descending

Effects:

• settles the liver

• calms wind

Dosage:

• 6 – 15 g, standardly 10 g

Contraindications:

• caution required in cases of deficiency cold in the spleen and stomach