Key Characteristics: resolves damp heat, resolves toxicity, eases the joints
Properties:
cool, bitter
Meridian/Organs Affected:
Liver, Kidney, Spleen, Stomach
Actions:
- aerial part, closed flower buds best
- alterative, antispasmodic, ant-inflammatory, antidepressant, astringent, vulnerary, antiviral
- pain relieving sedative, anxiety, nervous tension, neuralgia
- oil treats wounds, burns, ulcers, nerve pain and sciatica, rheumatism varicose veins
- homeopathic remedy for all kinds of nerve pains.