Ge Gen

Channels: SP, ST

Properties: Sweet, Spicy, Cool

Common: Pueraria, Kudzu Root

Latin: Radix Puerariae

Actions:

• Relieves the muscles and disperses wind-heat: for external pathogens lodged in the muscles causing tightness and stiffness in upper back and neck, fever, and headache.
• Generates fluids and stops thirst: used when stomach heat causes thirst, especially due to wind-heat invasion.
• Promotes the eruption of measles.
• Stops diarrhea and dysentery: can be used when diarrhea or dysentery occur due to heat. Also used for diarrhea occurring from spleen deficiency if combined with other herbs.
• Reduces symptoms of hypertension: treats headache, dizziness, paresthesias, or tinnitus as a result of hypertension.

Contraindications:

• Caution in patients with excessive sweating, or stomach cold.

Dosage:

• 6-12g. Roasting herb until it turns a yellow color will reduce its cooling action, (used this way for spleen deficiency). Part used = root.