Key Characteristics: moves qi stops pain, for flank, rib, abdominal pain, Liver qi or Liver Stagnation disharmony and hernial disorder
Properties:
bitter, cold, slightly toxic
Meridian/Organs Affected:
Upper burner, Liver, Small Intestine, Lungs, Stomach
Actions:
- clears heat, dries dampness, regulate qi and pain, abdominal, hernial pain with damp heat stagnant qi
- kills parasites stops pain, roundworm, tapeworm, more for pain from parasites than eliminating them, topically for tinea of scalp