Asarum Herb (xi
xin)
Herba
Asari
Properties:
The herb is the pungent in flavour, warm in
nature and acts on the heart, lung and Kinney
channels. Pungent for dispersion, warm for
removing blockage, aromatic for moving from
exterior to interior, it can disperse cold from
exterior, dispel cold from interior, warm the
lung, clear passages and relieve pain with good
effect. It is an important herb for treatment of
Yang insufficiency caused by exopathogens,
headache due to pathogenic wind, cold fluid
retention, cough and asthma.
Effects:
Expelling wind, dispersing
cold, clearing passages, relieving pain, warming
the lung and removing fluid retention.
Indication:
1. Asarum
can be used in combination with prepared aconite
root, such as Mahuang Fuzi Xixin Decoction for
reinforcing Yang and dispelling exopathogens, to
treat Yang deficiency caused by exopathogens
with symptoms of wind-cold, aversion to cold,
anhidrosis, and ectopic radial and deep pulse;
and with ledebouriella root, notopterygium root
and other herbs, such as Jiuwei Qianghuo
Decoction, to treat wind-cold type of common
cold, headache and nasal obstruction.
2.
To treat headache duo to rhinorrhea with
turbid discharge and nasal obstruction, asarum
is often used in combination with magnolia
flower, peppermint and other herbs.
3.
To treat cold fluid retention in the lung
and cough with abundant white and thin phlegm,
the drug can be used in combination with dried
dinger, pinellia tuber and other herbs, such as
Xiao Qinglong Decoction for warming the lung and
removing fluid retention.
In addition, asarum can also be used to treat
arthralgia due to wind-cold, headache caused by
wind, toothache due to wind and fire, and other
syndromes.
Dosage and Administration:
1-3g
Precautions:
Asarum antagonizes veratrum
root. There is an old saying:" More than one
Qian of asarum should never be used.¡±
Therefore, it should no be used in excessive
dosage.
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For
the convenience of customers, we offer the
Asarum Herb (xi
xin) as
the quick-dissolving granule made through modern
technology.
Directions:
Every
sachet is equivalent to raw herb 3 grams.
The dosage is for
adults, one sachet each time, once a day. Please
put the granule into a cup, then put 50-100ml
boiling water into the cup and stir it with
spoon. You will get some tea, drink it when it
is luke-warm. For children, the dosage should be
reduced according to the weight.
Air ship 50 sachets
of Asarum
Herb (xi xin)
in the form of quick-dissolving granule for your
personal use now at $98.00.
If you would like
to order this raw herb, please go to
the order form.
