Chinese name:

Source:

Carthami Flos - flower

Nature:

• warm (balanced, slightly cool, non-toxic, mild yang in yin)

Taste:

• pungent (sweet, bitter)

Tropism:

• heart and liver (lungs, kidneys)

Direction of action:

• inwards

Effects:

• moves blood

• acts mainly in the upper parts of the body

Dosage:

• 3 – 10 g, standardly 5 g

Contraindications:

• do not use during pregnancy, in case of excessive menstruation, blood deficiency without signs of stasis, and in patients with a tendency to bleeding