Chinese name:

Source:

Cinnamomi Ramulus - twigs

Nature:

• warm (yang)

Taste:

• pungent, sweet

Tropism:

• heart
• lungs
• bladder (liver)

Direction of action:

• to the surface

Effects:

• induces sweating

• warms Yang
• relaxes channels and collaterals

Dosage:

• 3 – 10 g, standard 3 g

Contraindications:

• do not use for febrile epidemic diseases, use with caution in pregnant women and in cases of excessive menstruation