Lindera
root (Wuyao)
Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Linderae
Botanical Name: Lindera strychnifolia (Sieb.
et Zucc.) Vill.
Common Name: Lindera root, Spicebush root
Source of Earliest Record: Bencao Shiyi
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The roots are dug in August.
After the fibrous roots and bark have been
removed, the roots are cut into slices and
dried in the sun.
Properties & Taste: Pungent and warm
Meridians: Lung, spleen, kidney and urinary
bladder
Functions:
1. To regulate qi and stop pain;
2. To warm the kidneys and dispel cold
Indications & Combinations:
1. Cold and qi stagnation: a) manifested as
stifling sensation in the chest and costal
painLindera root (Wuyao) is used with Trichosanthes
fruit (Gualou), Curcuma root (Yujin) and Bitter
orange (Zhiqiao); b) manifested as epigastric
and abdominal distension and painLindera root
(Wuyao) is used with Costus root (Muxiang);
c) manifested as painful swelling of testicles
or scrotum, or hernia. Lindera root (Wuyao)
is used with Fennel fruit (Xiaohuixiang) and
Green tangerine peel (Qingpi) in the formula
Tiantai Wuyao San; d) manifested as dysmenorrheaLindera
root (Wuyao) is used with Cyperus tuber (Xiangfu),
Chinese angelica root (Danggui) and Chuanxiong
rhizome (Chuanxiong).
2. Kidney yang deficiency and deficiency
and cold of the urinary bladder manifested
as frequent urination and enuresis. Lindera
root (Wuyao) is used with Bitter cardamom
(Yizhiren) and Dioscorea (Shanyao) in the
formula Suoquan Wan.
Dosage: 3-10 g |
