Ze Lan
Lycopi Herba
acrid, bitter, slightly warm
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Circulate Blood
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Trauma pain and swelling
- Dysmenorrhea
- Postpartum abdominal pain
- Edema
- Painful urinary dribbling
Ze Lan is acrid to move the qi and blood, bitter to detoxify and drain, and it is slightly warm to treat cold related patterns. It enters the liver and spleen systems. Its edema function is used with patients that have postpartum edema or for patients with facial edema.
Channels: liver, spleen
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Diuretic
- Edema
- Carbuncles
- Blood deficiency
- Bladder disorders
- Menstrual irregularities
Contraindications: do not prescribe Ze Lan to patients that are pregnant
Zoo Image: a roadrunner with a swollen face is walking into a bathroom stall that has a phone number to call for a “gently time,” another roadrunner walks into the stall