INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin: Rhizoma Anemone Altaicae
Common English: Altai Anemone Rhizome
Altaica Rhizome
Aromatic Substances that Open the Orifices
Taste Temperature Entering Meridians Dosage
Acrid
Warm
Heart
Liver
Spleen
(Stomach)
1.5-6g
Actions Indications/Syndromes

Transforms Phlegm, opens the orifices, calms the Shen, awakens the Spleen and resolves toxicity

Muddled consciousness or seizures due to fevers, insanity, melancholia

Sensation changes, tinnitus, deafness, a stifling sensation in the chest, abdominal distention and anorexia

Wind-Damp Bi

Sores and dermatoses, topically

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Use with caution for those with profuse sweating.
  • Use with caution for those with spermatorrhea.
  • Use with caution for those with Yin Deficiency with Yang Rising.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Rx. Polygalae
Yuan Zhi
Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum
Zhi Ban Xia
Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam
Zhu Ru

Massa Medicata Fermentata
Shen Qu
Sm. Raphani
Lai Fu Zi

 

Phlegm-Heat veiling the sensory orifices

Seizures

Dampness Obstructing the Middle Jiao

 

  1. This herb is slightly toxic. Overdose can cause nausea, vomiting and a numb sensation. Contact with the fresh plant may irritate the skin.
  2. One source cautions against using Jiu Jie Chang Pu interchangeably with Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu,