Hu Zhang 100 cap

Unit Size: 100 capsules

Potency: 5:1 extract granules encapsulated

Taste: Bitter

Properties: Cold

Contraindications: Contraindicated during pregnancy

Chinese Symptomology: Amenorrhea;Wind-damp painful obstruction;traumatic injury;Damp-heat jaundice;Turbid vaginal discharge;Turbid painful urinary dribbling;Burns (internal & external);Carbuncles (internal & external);Skin infections(internal & external);Snakebite(internal & external);Cough due to Lung heat;Constipation due to clumping of heat;

Actions: Invigorates the blood, dispels stasis, unblocks the channels, and stops pain;Clears heat and resolves dampness;Clears heat and resolves toxicity;Drains heat downward, transforms phlegm, and stops coughs

Pattern: Wind-damp painful obstruction;Traumatic injury;Heat;Dampness;Toxicity;Lung heat;Clumping of heat

Channels Entered: Liver; Gallbladder, Lung

Branch: Liver; Gallbladder, Lung

English name: Cuspidatum Rhizoma

Bitter and cold, Polygoni cuspidati Rhizoma (hu zhang) enters the Liver, Gallbladder, and Lung channels. Records of its clinical use over the centuries depict a growing appreciation for its wide range of clinical actions, which can be summed up as follows: invigorates the blood, breaks up stasis, expels pathogenic wind, eliminates dampness, cools heat, and resolves toxicity. Most recently, its ability to transform phlegm and stop coughs has received significant attention.* (from Chinese Herbal Medicine Materica Medica, 3rd ed.)

• Hu Zhang - 100%