Ingredient: Chinese rhubarb root (da huang).
| Mandarin: 大黃 Pin-Yin: Da Huang English: Rhubarb Korean: 대황 Romaji: Daio Kanji: 大黄 Kampo: No |
Pharmaceutical Name:
- Rhei Radix et Rhizoma
Sources:
- Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica (Bensky et al.)
Properties:
- Bitter, cold
Channels Entered:
- Heart, large intestine, liver, stomach
Herb Actions:
- Drains heat and purges accumulations
- Drains fire
- Clears heat, transforms dampness, and promotes urination
- Drains heat from the blood
- Invigorates the blood and dispels blood stasis
- Reduces fire toxicity
Contraindications:
- Not recommended for those with a weak stomach
- Not recommended for those with qi and blood deficiency without significant accumulations or blood stasis
- Use with caution during menstruation, pregnancy, and lactation
- Although leaves are not used in medicine, proceed with caution, as they are toxic
Commonly Found In:
Apricot Seed & Linum Formula, Persica and Rhubarb Combination, Bupleurum & Dragon Bone Combination, Dianthus Formula, Major Bupleurum Combination, Rhubarb & Mirabilitum Combination