ACUPUNTURA Y MASAJE TERAPÉUTICO

Mu Xiang - Aucklandia (Radix Aucklandiae)

Properties: Warm, Acrid, Bitter. Channels: Gall Bladder, Large Intestine, Spleen, Stomach, San Jiao

Action and indication: Various Qi stagnation excess: chest and abdominal fullness, nausea (Hou Po Wen Zhong Tang)             

Diarrhea, dysentery, tenesmus, pain. (Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan)

Often added to tonics to prevent stagnation. (Gui Pi Tang, Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang))

Contraindicated: Yin deficiency or fluid depletion. 

Dose: 1.5-4.5 g add at end of decoction.