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Properties & Channels

Drug Interactions

Incompatible Herbs

Toxic or Endangered

Latin Name Notes

Channels: HT, ST Properties: Spicy, Slightly Warm, Aromatic Latin: Rhizoma Acori Graminei Chinese: 石菖蒲 Tone Marks: shí chāng pú

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Contraindications and Cautions

Herb-Drug Interactions

Toxicity and Overdose

• This section is being researched, and is not completed.

This Herb Appears in the Following Formulas:

• Bei Xie Fen Qing Yin (Dioscorea Hypoglauca Decoction to Separate the Clear)
  Formulas that Warm and Transform Water and Dampness
• Di Huang Yin Zi (Rehmannia Decoction)
  Formulas that Extinguish Internal Wind
• Di Tan Tang (Scour Phlegm Decoction)
  Formulas that Scour Phlegm and Open the Orifices
• Ding Xian Wan (Arrest Seizures Pill)
  Formulas that Transform Phlegm and Extinguish Wind
• Ding Zhi Wan (Settle the Emotions Pill)
  Formulas that Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit
• Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan (Sweet Dew Special Pill to Eliminate Toxins)
  Formulas that Clear Damp-Heat
• Lian Po Yin (Coptis and Magnolia Bark Decoction)
  Formulas that Clear Damp-Heat
• Sang Piao Xiao San (Mantis Egg Case Powder)
  Formulas that Stabilize the Kidneys
• Sheng Tie Luo Yin (Iron Filings Decoction)
  Formulas that Sedate and Calm the Spirit

This herb is considered endangered, toxic, or is illegal in the United States

References

Herbs

• 13. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (Revised Edition) - Dan Bensky
• 25. Lancet 2000 January 8;355(9198):134-138 (Article) - Fugh-Berman A.
• 17. Handbook of Chinese Herbs (Second Edition) - Him Che. Yeung
• 12. Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology (First Edition) - John K. Chen, Tina T. Chen
• 26. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals (Third Edition) - Max Wichtl

Formulas

• 15. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas and Strategies (First Edition) - Dan Bensky
• 18. Handbook of Chinese Herbal Formulas (First Edition) - Him Che. Yeung
• 16. The Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula Study Guide (First Edition) - Qiao Yi

Only use Chinese herbs or formulas under the direct care and supervision of a licensed Acupuncturist/Herbalist. Some of the substances included on this website are no longer used, and are included for historical reference only.