Ingredient: Cimicifuga root (sheng ma) (Cimicifuga heracleifolia).
| Mandarin: 升麻 Pin-Yin: Sheng Ma English: Cimicifuga Korean: 생강피 Romaji: Shoma Kanji: 升麻 Kampo: No |
Pharmaceutical Name:
- Cimicifugae Rhizoma
Sources:
- Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica (Bensky et al.)
Properties:
- Slightly cold, acrid, sweet
Channels Entered:
- Lung, stomach, spleen, large intestine
Herb Actions:
- Dispels exterior conditions
- Relieves measles
- Cools heat
- Relieves toxicity
- Lifts the yang
Contraindications:
- Not recommended for those with floating yang and deficiency of yin
- Not recommended for those with rebellious upward qi combined with wheezing and fullness in the chest
- Not recommended to treat measles after the rash has been expressed
Commonly Found In:
- Ginseng & Astragalus Combination, Magnolia Flower & Gypsum Formula, Scute & Cimicifuga Combination, Magnolia Flower Formula