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Clerodendrum paniculatum, Bai Long Chuan Hua Tou 白龙船花头

Scarlet Glory Bower
Bai Long Chuan Hua Tou, Long Chuan Hua (TCM)


Botanical name:
Clerodendrum paniculatum (syn. Clerodendron paniculatum)

Parts used:
Root

Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Slightly Bitter

Classification:


Uses:
1. Moves the Blood, Regulates Menstruation:
-Painful or Irregular Menstruation from Blood stagnation

2. Clears Wind and Damp, Eases Pain:
-Wind-Damp pain of the muscles and joints
-Arthritis, Rheumatism

3. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine:
-frequent urination, especially in Diabetes
-Leukorrhea


DOSE:
Decoction: 3–12 grams

Main Combinations:
1. Wind-Damp muscle and joint pain, Clerodendrum paniculatum with Cinnamon twig (Gui Zhi), Phellodendron Huang Bai, Poria Fu Ling, Atractylodes Cang Zhu
2. Promote Menstruation:
i. with coldness and fluid retention, Clerodendrum paniculatum with Nutmeg and Motherwort (Yi Mu Cao)
ii. with Blood deficiency, Clerodendrum paniculatum with Dang Gui, Paeonia Bai Shao
iii. obstructed by Qi stagnation, Clerodendrum paniculatum with Cyperus rotundus (Xiang Fu), Paeonia Bai Shao
3. Leukorrhea from Damp-Heat with yellow discharge and a foul smell. Clerodendrum paniculatum with Phellodendron Huang Bai, Gentian (Long Dan Cao)
4. Frequent Urination in Diabetes:
i. from Yin deficiency, Clerodendrum paniculatum with Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
ii. from Yang deficiency, Clerodendrum paniculatum with Ba Wei Di Huang Wan (Shen Qi Wan)

Major Formulas:


Cautions:
None noted

Main Preparations used: