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Pin Yin:
wei ling xian
Common name: clematis
Botanical family: Ranunculaceae
Botanical name: Clematis chinensis Osbeck
Primary action: Dispel Wind Dampness
Secondary actions:
Release Wind Cold
Temperature: warm
Taste: acrid, salty
Entering Channel: UB
Actions:
Expels Wind Dampness, releases the Exterior, activates the Channels,
and relieves joint pain; used for Exterior Wind in the head, Qi and
Blood Stasis associated with Wind Dampness, and Phlegm Dampness stagnated
in chest and epigastrium.
Softens and allows fish bones stuck in the throat to be dislodged.
(See
Wind-Damp Bi
;
Exterior Wind
;
Qi Stagnation
;
Phlegm
.)
Indications: joint pain
Dosage:
1-4 qian.
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