Ji Gu Xiang, 1lb

Primary Actions and Uses

• Invigorates the blood and unblocks the channels: For traumatic injury, swelling, and pain due to blood stasis.
• Alleviates pain: For joint pain, arthralgia, and muscular aches related to stagnation of blood and qi.
• Reduces swelling and disperses stasis: For bruises, sprains, abdominal masses, and amenorrhea from blood stasis.

Context and Traditional Notes

• Pungent and bitter; warm in nature; enters the Liver and Spleen channels. Classified in TCM as an herb that invigorates the blood.
• Commonly used in topical and internal trauma formulas to address swelling and pain.
• Sometimes decocted alone for mild trauma or combined with other blood-moving herbs for more serious stasis conditions.