Cyperus ( 香附 ) ...Chinese Herb...
Latin
Plant Name
Cyperi Rotundi
Pinyin
Mandarin Name
Xiang Fu
Common
English Name
Cyperus
Part
of Plant Used
Root
Nature
Slightly Warm
Taste
Acrid, slightly bitter, sweet
Meridians
Entered
Liver, Triple Burner
Common
Usages
This herb is used in formulas that relieve pain, particularly the pain of
menstruation (OM: deficient/stagnant Qi and Liver Qi), without a "numbing" effect.
Traditional
Usages and Functions
Circulates Qi and resolves constrained Liver Qi; regulates menstruation
and alleviates pain.
Common
Formulas Used In
Bupleurum, Inula, and Cyperus; Cyperus and Ligusticum.
Processing
Required
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Remarks
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Cautions
in Use
Do not use where there is deficient Qi without stagnation, or if there is
deficient Yin with heat.
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