Key Characteristics: dispels wind-dampness, invigorates the collaterals, cools the blood
Properties:
bitter, slightly cold
Meridian/Organs Affected:
Liver
Actions:
- dispels wind-dampness unblocks the channels: wind-damp painful obstruction and spasm of sinews and bones, especially for hot painful obstruction
- cools the blood and reduces swellings, for red, hot and painful abscesses or other toxic sores
- also used for painful obstruction of the throat