Hu Lu Ba

Herbs that Tonify the Yang

 

 

Channels: KI, Liv

Properties: Spicy, Bitter, Very Warm

Common: Fenugreek seed, trigonella

Latin: Semen Trigonellae Foeni-graeci 

Actions:

1. Warm the kidney, disperse damp cold and alleviate pain: it is especially for cold in the Lower Jiao, such as hernial pain, dysmenorrhea, abdomianl pain; e.g. with Wu Zhu Yu, Wu Yao, Yan Hu Suo

Dosage:

  • 5-10 g

 

Cautions & Contraindications:

  • This herb is contraindicated in cases with deficiency of yin with excessive fire as well as constipation