Campsis flower (Lingxiaohua)

Pharmaceutical Name: Flos Campsis

Botanical Name: Campsis grandiflora (Thunb.) K. Schum.

Common Name : Campsis flower

Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao Jing

Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations : The flowers are gathered in full bloom. They are then dried in the shade.

Properties & Taste : Pungent and slightly cold

Meridians : Liver and pericardium

Functions :
1. To release stagnation and clear the meridians;
2. To cool the blood and dispel wind

Indications & Combinations:

1. Amenorrhea caused by blood stagnation. Campsis flower (Lingxiaohua) is used with Chinese angelica root (Danggui), Safflower (Honghua), Red peony (Chishao) and Siphonostegia (Liujinu).

2. General itching due to endogenous wind caused by excessive heat in the blood. Campsis flower (Lingxiaohua) is used with Moutan bark (Mudanpi), Fresh rehmannia root (Shengdihuang), Tribulus fruit (Baijili) and Cicada slough (Chantui).

Dosage: 3-10 g

Cautions & Contraindications: This herb is contraindicated during pregnancy.