Siphonostegia (Liujinu)
| Pharmaceutical Name: | Herba Siphonostegiae Herba Artemisiae Anomalae |
| Botanical Name: | Artemisia anomala S. Moore Siphonostegia chinensis Benth. |
| Common Name: | Siphonostegia |
| Source of Earliest Record: | Xinxiu Bencao |
| Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: | The whole plant is gathered in August or September and dried in the sun. |
| Properties and Taste: | Bitter and warm |
| Meridian: | Heart and spleen |
| Functions: | To invigorate blood and open the channels To stop pain |
| Indications and Combinations: | 1. Blood stagnation manifested as dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, postpartum abdominal pain or swelling and pain due to external injuries. *Use with Chinese angelica root (Danggui), Corydalis tuber (Yanhusuo) and Chuanxiong rhizome (Chuanxiong). 2. Hemorrhages and pain due to external injuries. *Use powder form alone, externally. |
| Dosage: | 3-10 g |
| Cautions: | This herb is contraindicated during pregnancy. |