Cimicifuga Rhizome Cimicifugae Rhizoma
Wind-Heat-dispersing medicinesCold
Source-based · educational reference
Traditional recorded function
Release the exterior and promote rash eruption, Clear heat and resolve toxin, Raise yang qi
1. For fever and headache, incomplete eruption of measles. 2. For various diseases caused by heat-toxin. 3. For rectal prolapse, uterine prolapse, and incessant uterine bleeding due to sinking of middle qi.
Nature & taste
Pungentslightly SweetCold
Meridians entered
LungLarge Int.StomachSpleen
Classical source
Top grade《神農本草經》
味甘平。主解百毒，殺百精老物殃鬼，闢溫疫瘴邪蠱毒。久服不夭，輕身長年，一名周升麻。生山谷。
Herbal properties
Slightly coldReducingAscendingDispersing
Found in these formulas
Angelica Pain-Relieving DecoctionCimicifuga and Pueraria DecoctionCimicifuga and Turtle Shell DecoctionCimicifuga and Turtle Shell Decoction with Realgar and Sichuan Pepper RemovedDecoction for Tonifying the Middle and Benefiting QiDecoction for Tonifying the Middle and Treating DampnessDecoction to Dispel Swelling and Break Up Hard MassesEphedra and Cimicifuga DecoctionHeaven-Turning DecoctionMagnolia Flower Decoction to Clear the LungMenstruation-Smoothing Dual-Soothing DecoctionNine-Ingredient Pinellia DecoctionPowder to Lift the AnusPurple Root and Oyster Shell DecoctionQi-Benefiting and Intelligence-Enhancing DecoctionShengxian Tang (Decoction for Raising the Sunken)Shishen TangStomach-Clearing PowderUniversal Relief Detoxifying DrinkXinyi San (Magnolia Flower Powder)Yizi Tang