Chinese name:

Source:

Puerariae Radix - root

Nature:

• cool

Taste:

• sweet, pungent

Tropism:

• spleen
• stomach (liver, kidneys)

Direction of action:

• lifting

Effects:

• disperses wind

• relaxes muscles
• raises YANG
• generates fluids

Dosage:

• 3 – 15 g, standard 10 g

Contraindications:

• caution is required in cases of cold in the stomach, in cases of deficiency of middle qi and during sweating in summer due to weakening of the surface