Traditional Chinese Medicine/Sheng Ma

Name Means: Sheng-Ascending Ma-Hemp English Name: cimicifuga rhizome bugbane rhizome black cohosh rhizome Chinese Name: 升麻 (Pinyin: shēng má) Latin Name: Rhizoma Cimicifugae J.X. Li, J. Liu, C.C. He, Z.Y. Yu, Y. Du, S. Kadota, H. Seto. "Triterpenoids from Cimicifugae rhizoma, a novel class of inhibitors on bone resorption and ovariectomy-induced bone loss", Maturitas, Volume 58, Issue 1, 20 September 2007, Pages 59-69 Taste & Temperature: ../Xin-Spicy/ ../Gan-Sweet/ ../Liang-Cool/ Channels: Hand Tai Yin of Lung Hand Yang Ming of Large Intestine Foot Tai Yin of Spleen Foot Yang Ming of Stomach Actions & Indications: disperse Wind-Heat (Spicy & Cool) raise Yang Qi lower or sink the qi in the Middle Jiao clear heat & detoxify release rashes Contraindication: Qi & Yin deficiency causing excessive sweating Yin deficiency with Heat upper excess & lower deficiency fully-erupted measles difficulty in breathing Caution: Yin deficiency Blood deficiency chronic skin infection Dosage: .5-3 qian (1.5-9 grams) back to: ../Xin Liang Jie Biao/ ../TCM Materia Medica/ Notes