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Xi Xin, 1lb
Xi Xin, 1lb
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Chinese Wild Ginger is an herb that releases the exterior. It disperses cold, alleviates pain, warms the lungs, and transforms thin mucus.
Primary Actions and Uses
- Releases the exterior and disperses cold: For exterior wind-cold with body aches, headache, and nasal congestion, especially when accompanied by dampness.
- Alleviates pain: For headache, toothache, or Bi syndrome from wind-cold-dampness.
- Warms the lungs and transforms thin mucus: For cough and wheezing with copious thin sputum due to cold phlegm.
- Unblocks the nasal orifices: For nasal congestion or loss of smell.
Context and Traditional Notes
- Acrid and warm; enters the Lung, Heart, and Kidney channels. Classified in TCM as a warm, acrid herb that releases the exterior.
- Because of its potency and toxicity in large doses, it is used in small amounts and often combined with other exterior-releasing herbs.
- Contains aristolochic acid in some species; sourcing from safe, verified species is essential.
English Name: Chinese Wild Ginger; Manchurian Wild Ginger
Unit Size: 1 pound
Potency: 1:1
Taste: Acrid
Properties: Warm
Channels Entered: Lung, Heart, Kidney
Actions: Releases the exterior; disperses cold; alleviates pain; warms the lungs; transforms thin mucus; unblocks nasal orifices
Pattern: Exterior wind-cold with body aches and headache; cold-phlegm cough; nasal congestion; wind-cold-damp Bi pain
Materia Medica: Release the Exterior
Contraindications: Contraindicated in cases of qi deficiency with profuse sweating, headache from blood deficiency, or yin deficiency with heat signs; avoid overdose due to potential toxicity
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