Cimicifuga ( 升麻 ) ...Chinese Herb...
 Latin
Plant Name
Cimicifugae
Pinyin
Mandarin Name
Sheng Ma
Common
English Name
Black Cohosh
Part
of Plant Used
Root
Nature
Cool
Taste
Sweet, acrid; slightly bitter
Meridians
Entered
Lung, Spleen, Stomach
Common
Usages
This herb is used in formulas that promote eruption of the rash in measles
and shorten the period of discomfort associated with the disease (TCM: internal
heat; deficient-Yang Qi); also used to treat other symptoms similar to those
associated with measles, including headache, fever, sore throat (TCM: exterior
wind heat); and sores and ulcerations in the throat and mouth (TCM: Stomach
fire poison).
Traditional
Usages and Functions
Releases exterior and encourages the rash of measles to surface; raises
Yang Qi; detoxifies fire poison affecting Stomach.
Common
Formulas Used In
Cimicafuga; Ginseng and Astragalus.
Processing
Required
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Remarks
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Cautions
in Use
Do not use this herb when there is an excess condition in the Upper Burner
and a deficiency in the Lower Burner.
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