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| Chinese Name |
Muxiang |
| Latin |
Radix Aucklandiae |
| English Name |
Common Aucklandia Root |
| Key Characteristics |
Herb that regulates qi. |
| Source |
Dried root of Aucklandia lappa Decne. (Fam. Compositae).
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| Property, Flavor and Meridians Entered |
Bitter, acrid, warm; Spleen, Stomach, Large Intestine, Triple-Energizer, Gallbladder |
| Actions |
To relieve pain by promoting the flow of qi, and to improve digestion by reinforcing the spleen function |
| Indications |
Distending pain in the chest and epigastria, tenesmus in dysentery, indigestion with anorexia, in addition, used for chronic atrophic gastritis, acute diarrhea, gallstone, biliary colic, cholecystitis, anicteric hepatitis, bacillary dysentery and algomenorrhea
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| Special Usage |
Fresh ones are used to move qi; Baked ones are used to check diarrhea, indicated for abdominal pain and diarrhea
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| Chemical Composition |
It contains volatile oil, amino acids, etc.
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