Acorus (菖蒲) ...Chinese Herb...
Latin
Plant Name
Acori Graminei; Rhizoma Acori Calami; Acorus
Pinyin
Mandarin Name
Chang Pu or Shi Chang Pu
Common
English Name
Sweet Flag
Part
of Plant Used
Root
Nature
Warm
Taste
Acrid, aromatic
Meridians
Entered
Heart, Liver, Spleen
Common
Usages
Most often used in formulas to treat fainting or seizures (TCM: for dampness
and excess phlegm blocking orifices of the Heart); and for poor memory, lack
of clarity of thought, ear infections, anorexia, bloating, and parasites.
Traditional
Usages and Functions
This aromatic plant strongly stimulates movement within the body to expel phlegm
and dampness . Opens the orifices; vaporizes phlegm; harmonizes the Middle Burner;
transforms turbid dampness.
Common
Formulas Used In
Cerebral Tonic Pills; Concha Marguerita and Ligustrum.
Cautions
in Use
Use with caution where there is deficient Yin. Phlegm often is poorly metabolized
yin, and the herb may "vaporize" some of the yin with the phlegm.
This, in turn, can intensify Yin-deficiency signs such as false heat. Also use
cautiously with deficient heat, or if there is irritability with excessive sweating,
vomiting of blood, or leakage of sperm.
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