-- Acupuncture -- -- Moxibustion -- Shiatsu Massage -- Esthetics -- ChiropracticAcanthopanax giraldii
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Botanical name |
Acanthopanax giraldii |
| Pin yin name | Wu Jia Pi | |
| Pin yin description | (wu means five, and refers to the groups of five leaflets at the end of each stalk coming from the main stems; jia means additional or added, and refers to the best quality Wu Jia, said to be plants where the leaves lign up alternately; pi refers to the peel or bark, the part used; this material is distinguished from a common substitute herb, Xiang Jia Pi, where xiang means fragrant, that comes from the unrelated plant Periploca sepium; the material is also distinguished from Ci Wu Jia, where ci means thorny, that comes from the related plant Acanthopanax senticosus, also known as Eleutherococcous senticosus) | |
| Other common names | Slenderstyle Acanthopanax | |
| Part used | Stem Bark or Root Bark or both (collected in summer and autumn, with bark stripped off) |
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| Taste | Pungent, Bitter | |
| Nature | Warm | |
| Traditional Chinese uses | Dispels wind-damp, tonifies liver and kidney, strengthens tendons and bones, promotes urination to reduce edema | |
| Traditional Chinese applications | Pain of muscles, tendons, and joints associated with deficiency of liver and kidney, especially manifesting as pain and weakness of lower back and knees, and weakness of bones and ligaments; deficiency syndromes involving liver and kidney; edema | |
| Possible unwanted effects | None | |
| Herb drug interactions | None reported | |
| TCM and other contraindications | Yin deficiency with heat signs | |
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