Single Herb Glossary
Wū Yào 烏藥
| Pharmaceutical name | Linderae Radix lindera root "raven-black medicine" |
| Category | Regulate Qi |
| Key Properties | Smooths flow of Qi Disperses cold Alleviates pain |
| Properties | Acrid Warm |
| Tropism | UB, KD, LU, SP |
| Actions & Indications | 1) Promotes Movement of Qi & Alleviates Pain (Shan, bulging Disorder) 2) Warms the Kidney (incontinence d/t KD Yang Def) |
| Dosages | 3-9g |
| Contraindications (TCM) | CI: Significant Qi & Blood Def or Interior Heat Can disperse Qi and deplete blood |
| Contraindications (Western) | |
| Chemical Composition | Lindeneol, lindenene, linderoxide, isolinderoxide, isofuranogermacrene, lindestrene, lindestrenolide, linderalactone, isolinderalactone, linderane, neolinderalactone, laurolitsine, linderol, linderic acid |
| Pharmacological Effects | • Gastrointestinal: increases secretion of gastric acid; has dual effect on intestines, may cause either contraction or relaxation of smooth muscle; contraction increases intestinal peristalsis and expulsion of gas, and relaxation relieves spasms and cramps • Metabolic: long-term use as food led to an increase in body weight in rats • Hemostatic: powder shortens coagulation time in rabbits and may be used to stop bleeding |
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