Key Characteristics: emmenagogue, antispasmodic, diuretic, diaphoretic, anthelmintic
Properties:
bitter, acrid, warm, mildly toxic
Meridian/Organs Affected:
Liver, Tw
Actions:
- regulates menses, relieves cramping pains, taken during last month of pregnancy to facilitate labor, dilate uterus, vaginal canal to accommodate larger heads
- rheumatic problems, edema, swelling, epilepsy, hysteria, chronic cases of uterine inflammation