Cimicifuga, Sheng Ma, 升麻
Bugbane, Black Cohoch
Sheng Ma (TCM)
Rgya rtsi རྒྱ་རྩི་ (Tibet)
Sheng Ma (TCM)
Rgya rtsi རྒྱ་རྩི་ (Tibet)
Botanical name:
Cimicifuga spp. (syn. Actaea spp.):
Parts used:
Root
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Sweet, Pungent, Bitter
Classifications:
A. Clear Exterior Wind-Heat
Cimicifuga spp. (syn. Actaea spp.):
- C. foetida (syn Actaea foetida) Sheng Ma
- C. dahurica (syn Actaea dahurica) Xing An Sheng Ma
- C. heracleifolia (syn Actaea heracleifolia) Da San Ye Sheng Ma
Parts used:
Root
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Sweet, Pungent, Bitter
Classifications:
A. Clear Exterior Wind-Heat
Uses:
1. Clears Wind-Heat, Promotes Expression of Rashes:
-Fever, acute Cold or Flu
2. Clears Heat and Toxin:
-swelling and pain of the Throat
3. Raises Yang Qi:
4. Externally:
-Ulcers and Sores of the Mouth
Dose:
Powder: 1–3 grams
Decoction: 3–9 grams
Preparation:
... available in PRO version
Substitutes:
... available in PRO version
Powder: 1–3 grams
Decoction: 3–9 grams
Preparation:
... available in PRO version
Substitutes:
... available in PRO version
Main Combinations:
1. Early stages or incomplete expression of Measles:
i. Cimicifuga Sheng Ma with ... available in PRO version
ii. Cimicifuga Sheng Ma with ... available in PRO version
iii. Cimicifuga Sheng Ma with ... available in PRO version
iv. Cimicifuga Sheng Ma with ... available in PRO version
2. Heat and Toxin:
i. with Fever, Cimicifuga Sheng Ma, ... available in PRO version
ii. Sores, Swellings and Ulcers of the Mouth and Throat, Cimicifuga Sheng Ma with ... available in PRO version
iii. Fever, swelling and pain in the Head, Mouth or Throat, Cimicifuga Sheng Ma with ... available in PRO version
3. Swollen, painful Throat:
i. Cimicifuga Sheng Ma with ... available in PRO version
ii. Cimicifuga Sheng Ma with ... available in PRO version
4. Wind-Cold Common Cold:
i. Cimicifuga Sheng Ma with ... available in PRO version
ii. Cimicifuga Sheng Ma with ... available in PRO version
5. Toothache from Heat-Toxin:
i. Cimicifuga Sheng Ma with ... available in PRO version
ii. Cimicifuga Sheng Ma with ... available in PRO version
6. Prolapse of the Rectum or Uterus, Cimicifuga Sheng Ma with ... available in PRO version
Major Formulas
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang
Ji Chuan Jian
Ju Yuan Jian
Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin
Qing Wei San
Sheng Ma Ge Gen Tang
Tong You Tang
Xin Yi Qing Fei Yin
Xin Yi San
Yi Qi Cong Ming Tang
Zi Xue Dan
Cautions:
1. Not for Yin deficient Heat
2. Not for Spitting of Blood
3. Avoid overdose
Main Preparations used:
1. Not for Yin deficient Heat
2. Not for Spitting of Blood
3. Avoid overdose
Main Preparations used:
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