Key Characteristics: breaks up blood stasis to stop pain, reduces swelling, generates flesh
Properties:
bitter, neutral
Meridian/Organs Affected:
Heart, Liver, Spleen
Actions:
- invigorates the blood and dispels blood stasis, reduces swelling, and alleviates pain: for problems due to blood stasis, including pain form trauma, sores, carbuncles, swellings, fixed abdominal masses, painful obstruction, chest pain, abdominal pain
- promotes healing: used topically to promote the healing of chronic non-healing sores