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. |
