Chinese name:

Source:

Sparganii Rhizoma - rhizome

Nature:

• balanced (cooling, yang in yin, weak, non-toxic)

Taste:

• bitter (pungent, sweet, astringent, dense)

Tropism:

• liver and spleen (lungs)

Direction of action:

• inwards

Effects:

• breaks blood stasis

• moves Qi

Dosage:

• 3 – 10 g, standard 6 g

Contraindications:

• do not use long-term or in case of excessive menstruation, during pregnancy and in case of constitutional weakness