actea was cimicifuga

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Z'ev,

 

To answer your question: " Does actea rise the clear yang? " I would answer yes. I

would say that Actea racemosa does it in an analogous fashion to sheng ma. I

would say that Actea rubra does it though not as well, being more nourishing and

less moving.

 

It is interesting to note that overdose of Actea racemosa is said to cause

frontal headaches. I have never seen this when using decoctions of any of the

species, neither Chinese nor Western, but I have seen it when using A. racemosa

as a tincture. This leads me to believe that this medicinal acts quite strongly

to lift yang qi as a tincture, dare I say more strongly than sheng ma. I have

not used any of the sheng ma species as a tincture, it would an interesting test

to see how such a preparation would feel.

 

Regards,

 

 

 

 

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