Wu Yao
Linderae Radix
acrid, warm
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Regulate Qi
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Stifling chest sensation
- Flank pain
- Epigastric pain
- Epigastric distention
- Lower abdominal pain
- Bulging disorders
- Menstrual pain
- Frequent urination
- Incontinence
Wu Yao is acrid and warm. It enters the lung, bladder, kidney, and spleen systems. Its warmth nourished kidney function while its acrid property regulates and move liver qi.
Channels: lung, bladder, kidney, spleen
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Abdominal pain
- Hypoadrenia
- Hernias
- Abdominal distention
- Irregular menses
- Urinary incontinence
- Indigestion
Formulas:
- Bi Xie Feng Qing Yin
- Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang
- Nuan Gan Jian
- Si Mo Tang
- Suo Quan Wan
- Tian Tai Wu Yao San
- Tu Si Zi Wan
- Zheng Qi Tian Xiang San
Contraindications: do not prescribe Wu Yao to patients that present with severe qi or blood deficiency
Zoo Image: a beaver with warm kidneys is ironing his shirt with a qi iron while there is a cold bird moving its qi