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Botanical name |
Cyperus rotundus |
| Pin yin name | Xiang Fu or Xiang Fu Zi | |
| Pin yin description | The herb is very fragrant (xiang) and its rhizome, the part used, grows in a manner reminiscent of aconite (called Fu Zi); the name of the herb is frequently shortened, to Xiang Fu, especially to avoid confusion with Fu Zi | |
| Other common names | Purple Nutsedge, Nutgrass Galingale | |
| Part used | Rhizome | |
| Taste | Pungent, Slightly Bitter, Slightly Sweet | |
| Nature | Neutral | |
| Traditional Chinese uses | Rectify qi, regulate menstruation, stop pain | |
| Traditional Chinese applications | Distending pain in the abdomen; hernia due to stagnation of liver qi; irregular menstruation; dysmenorrhea and distending pain in the breasts caused by stagnation of liver qi | |
| Possible unwanted effects | None noted | |
| Herb drug interactions | None reported | |
| TCM and other contraindications | Qi deficiency without qi stagnation, yin deficiency, or heat in the blood | |
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