-- Acupuncture -- -- Moxibustion -- Shiatsu Massage -- Esthetics -- ChiropracticCimicifuga
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Botanical name |
Cimicifuga foetida |
| Pin yin name | Sheng Ma | |
| Pin yin description | sheng means to raise, and refers to the herb's property of raising the yang qi; ma is the term for hemp-like plants, referring to the stem?s tough consistency | |
| Other common names | Foetid Bugbane | |
| Part used | Rhizome | |
| Taste | Pungent, Sweet | |
| Nature | Slightly Cold | |
| Traditional Chinese uses | Resolve the exterior and dispel wind-heat, clear heat and detoxify, raise up yang qi | |
| Traditional Chinese applications | Exterior ailments, such as influenza, characterized by headache and sore throat; rashes; pain of the face, mouth, and tongue due to stomach fire; shortness of breath, fatigue, and prolapse of abdominal organs caused by deficiency of spleen qi or descending qi; uterine hemorrhage due to qi failing to restrain the blood | |
| Possible unwanted effects | None noted | |
| Herb drug interactions | None reported | |
| TCM and other contraindications | Heat due to yin deficiency; upper body excess accompanied by lower body deficiency; difficulty breathing | |
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