Grassleaf sweetflag rhizome Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma
Orifice-opening medicinesWarm
Source-based · educational reference
Traditional recorded function
Open the orifices and calm the spirit, transform dampness and harmonize the Stomach.
1. Used for coma, epilepsy, dizziness, and tinnitus due to Phlegm-damp clouding the clear orifices. 2. Used for damp obstruction of the middle burner, with epigastric and abdominal distention and oppression, stuffiness, and pain.
Nature & taste
PungentBitterWarm
Meridians entered
HeartStomach
Herbal properties
WarmReinforcingDescendingDispersingDrying
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