Guest guest Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Dear Colleagues, A patient of mine has asked me about a " chinese " herb that he read treats pediatric anxiety and irritability. The botanical name is Radix Heraclei, and the only references I found relating to it mention Duo Huo and Sheng Ma, which clearly do not appear to treat the indications. Can anyone tell me what this herb is in Pinyin, what its properties, flavors, channels entering and indications are? Much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Dear Yehuda' I believe you are referring to 法蘿海 (Fa Luo Hai) which I believe is the name of the village attributed to having the best variety (法è½æµ·æ‘產者為佳) of this herb. It has numerous alternative names including tu chuanqiong (chuanxiong), hong (red) duhuo, bai (white) duhuo, xiao (small) duhuo, xiang (fragrant) baizhi and many others. Bai Yun Hua Gen ç™½é›²åŒ–èŠ±æ ¹ is another name used for this herb. This may be part of the confusion when finding it 'relating to du huo and shengma'. It is not a commonly used herb and so its functions and channel/organ associations may not be standard. One source mentions it associates with the spleen, liver and lung. Its flavors are acrid and bitter and is warming by nature. And it is best known for its analgesic and cough suppressing effects. There is mention of its being able to cure severe kidney deficiency in men and deficiency caused amenorrhea. I am not aware of any classical or (populer) modern usage of this herb for children. I would be interested to hear what other's have heard. Is this a new herb being hyped in the market? I hope this helps Daniel Altschuler, LAc, PhD ------------------- Dear Colleagues, A patient of mine has asked me about a " chinese " herb that he read treats pediatric anxiety and irritability. The botanical name is Radix Heraclei, and the only references I found relating to it mention Duo Huo and Sheng Ma, which clearly do not appear to treat the indications. Can anyone tell me what this herb is in Pinyin, what its properties, flavors, channels entering and indications are? Much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Hi All, I am not sure about how much this herb is used in Chinese medicine, I have never seen it, though it is often listed as a substitute for the standard duhuo (Angelica pubescens). The same species grows in Western North America and it is a VERY strong acting plant, the herb is known to cause skin rashes and irritation and the fresh plant tincture is a strong pain relieving medicine (topical application) but should not be used internally (fresh) do to its irritating compounds. I would not recommend it for children. Perhaps there is a processing technique used that would make it ok for pediatrics, but I have no idea what that would be. Thomas Beijing, China Author of Western Herbs According to Traditional : A Practitioners Guide Check out my blog: www.sourcepointherbs.blogspot.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Hi Yehuda, I would never hand out an herbal name to a patient for another person without seeing them, without an OM diagnosis, as you know there could be many different things going on with this child and without going through the preliminaries of exam, med hx,and eval and OM diagnosis, giving an herb known to 'relieve' these symptoms, may be doing the child more harm than good or not even help at all. i would suggest to this person to have them or the parent bring the child in to see you and then you can much more easily find out what type of herbs will work for this child's situation and treat accordingly. best of luck and regards, Dr. Rev. Melanie Myers L.Ac. http://acudocweb.tripod.com/studio/ Dear Colleagues, A patient of mine has asked me about a " chinese " herb that he read treats pediatric anxiety and irritability. The botanical name is Radix Heraclei, and the only references I found relating to it mention Duo Huo and Sheng Ma, which clearly do not appear to treat the indications. Can anyone tell me what this herb is in Pinyin, what its properties, flavors, channels entering and indications are? Much appreciated www.traditionaljewi shmedicine. net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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