Key Characteristics: dispels wind-dampness, relaxes the sinews, invigorates the collaterals
Properties:
bitter, acrid, warm
Meridian/Organs Affected:
Liver, Spleen Kidney
Actions:
- dispels wind and eliminates dampness, for wind-damp painful obstruction, especially when there are problems flexing and extending the joints
- relaxes sinews and tendons, opens channels and collaterals, tight tendons, difficult movement, painful joint, traumatic injury