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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.
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