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Zedoary (Ezhu)
Pharmaceutical Name : Rhizoma Zedoariae
Botanical Name : 1. Curcuma zedoaria Rosc.;
2. Curcuma aromatica Salisb.; 3. Curcuma Kwangsiensis
S. Lee et C. F. Liang
Common Name : Zedoary, Zedoaria
Source of Earliest Record: Yaoxing Lun
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The rhizomes are dug in autumn
or winter. They are cleaned, boiled and dried.
After the fibrous roots have been removed,
the rhizomes are cut into slices.
Properties & Taste: Pungent and bitter
Meridians : Liver and spleen
Functions:
1. To invigorate blood and move stagnation;
2. To promote qi circulation and stop pain
Indications & Combinations:
1. Qi and blood stagnation manifested as
abdominal pain, amenorrhea, abdominal or epigastric
masses. Zedoary (Ezhu) is used with Burreed
tuber (Sanleng) in the formula Ezhu Wan.
2. Dysfunction of the spleen in transforming
and transporting manifested as retention of
food, epigastric and abdominal distension,
fullness and pain. Zedoary (Ezhu) is used
with Burreed tuber (Sanleng), Hawthorn fruit
(Shanzha), Costus root (Muxiang) and Immature
bitter orange (Zhishi).
Dosage: 3-10 g
Cautions & Contraindications:
This herb is contraindicated during pregnancy
and during profuse menstrual flow. |
