Wei Ling Xian
Crotonis Fructus
acrid, salty, warm
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Dispel Wind-Dampness
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Muscle pain
- Joint pain
- Fish bones stuck in throat
- Breast lumps
- Abdominal masses
- Water stagnation in the abdomen
Wei Ling Xian is acrid, warm, and salty. It enters the bladder system to treat fluid disorders such as accumulation of water in the abdomen.
Wei Ling Xian’s salty property allows it to dissolve lumps and also to dissolve small fish bones that have been stuck in the throat.
Channels: bladder
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Edema
- Abdominal pain
- Migraine
- Arthritis
- Gout
- Bones stuck in the throat from eating fish
- Hypertension
- Analgesic
- Hepatitis
- Biliary congestion
- Laxative
Formulas:
- Shu Jing Huo Xue Tang
Contraindications: Wei Ling Xian is acrid and can damage qi if used excessively, it should be prescribed cautiously to patients with a weak constitution or that have qi and blood deficiency patterns
Zoo Image: a seagull in sewage is fishing and pulls up a fish skeleton with clumps while clamping fish bite it lower limbs, there is a skull in it abdomen