Herb Listings


Xi Xin / Ginger, Chinese Wild

Taste: Acrid • Temperature: Warm • Category: Exterior Releasing - Warm • Sub Category:
Dosage 1-3g	Actions 1. Releases the exterior & disperses cold: for any exterior cold patterns, especially with the addition of dampness & underlying yang deficiency. This herb is oftern used for externally contracted wind-cold when the dominant symptoms & head & body aches. 2. Warms the Lungs & transforms phlegm: for patterns of externally contracted wind-cold with congested fluids, manifested in coughing & copious, watery sputum. 3. Disperse cold & alleviates pain: for pain in various parts of the body, most commonly headache, toothache, or painful obstruction, due to wind &/or cold. 4. Disperses & unblocks the qi of the nasal orifices: for various types of nasal congestion.	Meridians Lung, Kidney	Cautions Contraindicated in cases of qi deficiency with profuse sweating, headache due to blood deficiency, or cough due to yin deficiency. According to some traditional sources, this herb antagonizes shan zhu yu & huang qi, & counteracts hua shi. Use with caution in patients with renal problems as it can be nephrotoxic.

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