Chinese name:

Source:

Cimicifugae rhizoma - rhizome

Nature:

• cooling (slightly cold, ascending, warm, yin within yang)

Taste:

• sweet
• pungent (slightly bitter, bitter)

Tropism:

• lungs, spleen, large intestine and stomach

Direction of action:

• ascending

Effects:

• releases the exterior

• clears heat
• raises Yang (in Yangming)

Dosage:

• 1 – 10 g, standard 6 g

Contraindications:

• must not be administered in cases of rising yang due to yin deficiency, or in cases of dyspnoea caused by rebellious qi