Ingredient: Cinnamon bark (Rou Gui).
| Mandarin: 肉桂 Pin-Yin: Rou Gui English: Cinnamon Bark Korean: 육두구 Romaji: Nikukei Kanji: 肉桂 Kampo: No |
Pharmaceutical Name:
- Cinnamomi Cortex
Sources:
- Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica (Bensky et al.)
Properties:
- Acrid, sweet, hot
Channels Entered:
- Heart, kidney, liver, spleen
Herb Actions:
- Fortifies the kidney and spleen yang
- Warms the heart yang
- Disperses deep cold and warms the channels
- Alleviates pain
- Treats upward-floating of deficient yang
- Encourages generation of qi and blood
Contraindications:
- Use with caution for those with blazing fire from yin deficiency
- Use with caution for those with excessive heat in the interior
- Use with caution for those during pregnancy
Commonly Found In:
- Rehmannia Eight Formula, Tu Huo & Loranthus Combination, Eucommia & Rehmannia Formula, Achyranthes & Plantago Formula, Tang-kuei & Jujube Combination, Ginseng & Tang-kuei Ten Combination