Wu Jia Pi
Eleutherococci Gracilistyli Cortex
acrid, bitter, warm
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Dispel Wind-Dampness
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Weak bones
- Weakness of tendons and ligaments
- Developmental delays
- Edema
- Urinary difficulty
Wu Jia Pi is a warm herb which allows it to treat cold patterns of wind-dampness. It is acrid and bitter to get blood moving through the tissues and nourish weak and brittle tendons and ligaments. It enters the liver and the kidney systems to help liver related swellings, such as arthritis, and gonadal pathologies that include erectile dysfunction and cold damp in the genital area.
Channels: liver, kidney
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Poor motor skill in youth
- Dysuria
- Skin rash on the genitals
- Lethargy
- Arthritis
- Erectile dysfunction
Contraindications: there are no contraindications documented for Wu Jia Pi
Zoo Image: an old seagull with swollen legs sits by a heater on its liver and kidneys while she uses liver and kidney thread to attach sinew and bones to a weak skeleton, an under developed child tries to catch a ball