Zhi Tian Nan Xing
Arisaematis Rhizoma preparata
acrid, bitter, warm, toxic
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Transform Cold Phlegm
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Cough
- Stifling sensation in the chest
- Dizziness
- Vertigo
- Numbness in the limbs
- Muscular spasms
- Facial paralysis
- Stroke
- Seizures
- Lockjaw
- Opisthotonos
- Ulcers
- Carbuncles
- Sores
- Trauma
- Cancer
Zhi Tian Nan Xing is bitter, acrid, toxic, and warm. It enters the liver, spleen, and lung systems to treat patterns of cold phlegm.
Zhi Tian Nan Xing has recently been used topically in the treatment of cervical cancer.
Channels: lung, liver, spleen
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Stroke
- Paralysis
- Numbness
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Eye disorders
- Angina pain
- Cough
- Ulcers
- Sores
- Anticancer
Formulas:
- Dao Tan Tang
- Xiao Huo Lou Dan
- Yu Zhen San
Contraindications: to not prescribe Zhi Tian Nan Xiang to patients that present with cough due to dry deficiency or deficiency heat patterns
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