Mu Xiang

Herbs that regulate the Qi 

 

 

Channels:
GB, LI, SP, ST

 

Properties: Spicy, Bitter, Warm

English Translation: Wood Fragrance

Common: Costus Root, Saussurea

Latin: Radix Auklandiae Lappae

Actions:

  • Regulate Qi, and alleviate pain
  • Harmonize middle Burner Qi (special for middle jiao)

1.     Liver Qi stagnation and impair stomach cause lose appetite, stomach, flank, distention and pain; e.g. Chai HuXiang FuZhi Ke

2.     Regulate stagnant Qi in the Intestine: diarrhea, dysenteric, and tenesmus; e.g. with Huang LianBing Lang, Zhi Ke

3.     Spleen Qi deficiency cause lose appetite, diarrhea; e.g. Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang, with Sha RenBao ZhuFu Ling

Dosage:

  • 4.5-12g. Wrapped toast(Wei Mu Xiang) using for stopping diarrhea