Guang Mu Xiang

Name

Guang Mu Xiang (Costus Root)

1. Costus Root
2. 广木香
3. 廣木香

The Effect of Guang Mu Xiang

Property

Sweet, pungent, warm; spleen, stomach, liver and large intestine meridians entered.

Actions

Activate qi and alleviate pain, warm the spleen and stomach.

Indications

Vomiting, diarrhea, dysentery, tenesmus, cold type of hernia, edema, dermatophytosis.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 3~10 g, or made into pill or powder.

Cations

It is contraindicated in case of yin deficiency with body fluid deficiency.