Key Characteristics: emmenagogue, vulnerary
Properties:
acrid, spicy, warm
Meridian/Organs Affected:
Liver, Heart
Actions:
- specific counteract PMS, stimulates progesterone production, regulates menses, menopause, long term taken ovarian cysts, cancerous breast lumps
- pulp of berries externally relieve paralysis, limb weakness and pain
- used in ancient Greece and Rome to lessen sexual desire.