Hu Zhang
Rhizoma Polygoni Cuspidati虎杖
- Nature
- Cold
- Flavours
- Bitter
- Meridians
- Gallbladder, Liver, Lung
- Class
- Damp-Dispelling Medicinals (Qu Shi Yao)Heat-Clearing and Dampness-Drying Medicinals (Qing Re Zao Shi Yao)Water-Eliminating and Diuresis-Favoring Medicinals (Li Shui Shen Shi Yao)Wind-Damp-Expelling Medicinals (Qu Feng Shi Yao)
- Dosage
- 10–30 g
Actions / Functions
- Activates Blood and dissipates Stasis
- Regulates menstruation
- Eliminates pain
- Clarifies Heat
- Favors Water elimination (diuresis)
- Pushes back the Yellow (jaundice)
- Eliminates Dampness
- Clarifies the Heat and dries Dampness
- Eliminates toxins
- Clarifies and unblocks Damp-Heat
- Clarifies and resolves Phlegm-Heat
- Stops cough
- Dissipates Wind-Damp
- Eliminates Bi Obstructions
- Dries Dampness (topic use)