Campsis flower (Lingxiaohua)
Pharmaceutical Name: Flos Campsis
Botanical Name: Campsis grandiflora (Thunb.) K. Schum.
Common Name: Campsis flower.
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong
Bencao Jing.
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The flowers are gathered in full bloom. They are then dried
in the shade.
Properties & Taste: Pungent and
slightly cold.
Meridians: Liver and pericardium.
Functions: 1. To release stagnation and
clear the meridians; 2. To cool the blood and dispel wind
Indications & Combinations:
1. Amenorrhea caused by blood stagnation.
Campsis flower (Lingxiaohua) is used with Chinese angelica root (Danggui),
Safflower (Honghua), Red peony (Chishao) and Siphonostegia (Liujinu).
2. General itching due to endogenous wind
caused by excessive heat in the blood. Campsis flower (Lingxiaohua) is used
with Moutan bark (Mudanpi), Fresh rehmannia root (Shengdihuang), Tribulus fruit
(Baijili) and Cicada slough (Chantui).
Dosage: 3-10 g.
Cautions
& Contraindications: This herb is
contraindicated during pregnancy.
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