Notopterygium, Qiang Huo 羌活
Qiang Huo (TCM)Spru nag (Tibetan)
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Botanical name:
Notopterygium incisum, N. forbesii
Parts used:
Root
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent
Classification:
A. Clear Exterior Wind-Cold
Uses:
1. Clears Wind-Cold, Clears the Exterior:
-Fever with Chills, Cold, Flu
-Occipital Headache
-acute Body aches and pains from Wind-Cold-Damp
-also for Dizziness
2. Clears Wind-Damp, Eases Pain:
-muscular and arthritic pain from cold-wind-damp, especially in upper limbs and back
-Rheumatism
3. Guiding Medicine:
-guides other herbs to Governing Vessel (Du Mai)
Dose:
Decoction: 3–9 grams
Main Combinations:
1. Cold and Flu from Wind-Cold:
i. Influenza, Notopterygium Qiang Huo with
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ii. Notopterygium Qiang Huo with
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iii. Cold, Fever, Tonsillitis, Notopterygium Qiang Huo,
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2. Headache:
i. or body pain from common cold or painful obstruction, Notopterygium Qiang Huo with
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ii. from Wind-Damp, Notopterygium Qiang Huo with
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iii. Supra-orbital pain, Notopterygium Qiang Huo with
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iv. Temple Headache, Notopterygium Qiang Huo with
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v. Cold Headache, cold toothachew with cold hands, Notopterygium Qiang Huo with
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vi. Severe Eyebrow pain, Notopterygium Qiang Huo with
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3. Pain from acute Wind-Cold, Notopterygium Qiang Huo with
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4. Toothache from Wind-Cold, Notopterygium Qiang Huo,
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5. Dizziness, Ligusticum Chuan Xiong, Notopterygium Qiang Huo,
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6. Arthritic pain from Wind Damp:
i. Notopterygium Qiang Huo with
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ii. Severe moving Arthralgia from Wind-Damp, Notopterygium Qiang Huo with
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iii. Notopterygium Qiang Huo with Gentiana macrophylla Qin Jiao with
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iv. Arthritis or Rheumatism with Cold, Notopterygium Qiang Huo,
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7. Shoulder or Back pain from Wind-Cold, Notopterygium Qiang Huo,
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8. Lower Back and Knee pain and weakness, Notopterygium Qiang Huo with
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9. Eczema from Damp: Notopterygium Qiang Huo with
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Major Formulas:
Ba Ji Wan
Chai Ge Jie Tang
Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San
Da Qin Jiao Tang
Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang
Jiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang
Juan Bi Tang
Qiang Huo Sheng Shi Tang
Qin Jiao Tian Ma Tang
Ren Shen Bai Du San
Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang
Shu Jing Huo Xue Tang
Xin Yi San
Yu Zhen San
Zai Zao San
Cautions:
1. Not used in Blood deficiency (pale face and tongue, deficiency, feels the cold)
2. Overdose (over 30 grams) may cause nausea and vomiting.