Shinan (Fm + Cacuman Photiniae)

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Hi All,

 

Shinan / Shinanye (Fm + Cacuman Photiniae is available from China.

 

See: http://www.wzdyzy.com/zxdg.asp?cpl=%D2%B6%C0%E0

(Item #060002-C2, fourth on list)

 

Summary of data from recent discussion on List, plus tinyurl.com/2utzoz &

other Chinese sites:

 

PINYIN NAME: Shinan (aka: Shinanye; Fengyao, Luancha; Hongshuye;

Zaojiao; Qiannianhong; Shanggumu; Shuihongshu; Youlashu; Shiyanshuye;

Shiyanshu; Shigang; Bishu)

 

ENGLISH NAME: Chinese Photinia Leaf & Tops; Do not confuse w

Rhododendron spp, like R metternichii (much more TOXIC); not often used;

if unavailable, ?use Sangjisheng / Xuduan / Duzhong as substitutes;

 

LATIN NAME: Fm + Cacumen Photiniae Serrulatae

 

Hb CLASS: Expel Wind + Expel Damp

 

ACTIONS: Tone LV-KI (Yangganshen); Tone KI (Yishen); Tone LV; Moisten

KI; Strengthen Mingmen Fire; Warm KI Yang; Warm Uterus; Dispel Wind

(Qufeng ), Strengthen Sinew & Bone (Qiang Jingu); Dispel Wind Damp

(Qufengshi); Ease Itch; Open Collaterals (Huoluo);

 

COMBINATIONS: in Fengxie Wan San; in Shinan Wan (Photinia Pill; Dispel

Wind Class; Quicken Xue Class) to Dispel Wind Damp (Antirheumatic);

Quicken Xuemai (Huoxuemai; Vascular Aid) in Wind Damp Bi; in Shinan Jiu

(Photinia Wine) for Wind Rash Unerupted (Fengzhen Bujie); in Shinan San

(Photinia Powder) to Calm Wind & Stabilise Will (Xifeng Dingzhi); Shinan +

Niuxi to Tone LV & KI (Buganshen), Strengthen Sinew & Bone; Shinan +

Chuanxiong to Dispel Wind & Ease Pain (Qufeng Zhitong);

 

NATURE & TASTE: Neutral (Ping); TOXIC (Youdu) / Non-TOXIC (Wudu);

Acrid (Xin); Bitter (Ku)

 

CHANNELS: LV & KI

 

DOSE: As Dec / Pill / Powder: 3-15g; As Topical, grind finely & sprinkle /

blow up nose

 

CLINICAL USES: Tx KI-LV Xu (Zhi Shenganxu), Wind Bi (Fengbi), itch

(Saoyang), back~ upper & loin pain & soreness, KI Xu foot weakness,

migraine headaches (Piantoutong), impotence, emission~ seminal, infertility,

menses irregular; loin~ cold;

 

COMPARE: Shinanye & Xixiancao: both are Acrid & Bitter; both enter LV &

KI & Dispel Wind & Damp, Tone LV & Nourish KI (Bugan Yangshen) & cure

Wind Damp Bi pain (Zhi Fengshi Bitong), Wind-rash (rubella) & itch

(Fengzhen Saoyang); Xixiancao can Dispel Wind Damp Invasion of Sinew &

Bone (Qu Jingu Jian Fengshi) for longer & is good to Tx (Shanzhi) limb

flaccidity & bone pain (Zhima Gutong), but Shinanye also is excellent to

Dispel KI Xu Wind Bi (Chu Shenxuzhi Fengbi), good Tx of loin ache & Foot

limpness (Shanliao Yaosuan Jiaoruan);

 

AVOID in Yinxu w Fire Effulgent (Yinxu Huowang); CI w Xiaoji (Small

Thistle);

 

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Shinanteng

 

Photiniae serrulatae / sinensis Caulis; ?? Rml Wallichii / Puberulii; [two

different Hbs w same name]

 

Chinese Photinia Fm / Stem; Wallichii / Puberulii Twig

 

CLASS: Expel Wind + Expel Damp

 

ACTIONS: (1) Dispel Wind; Open Jingluo; Move Qi + Quicken Xue;

Strengthen Bone + Sinew / Tendon & Muscle; Relax Sinew & Muscle; Ease

Pain; (2) Quicken Xue; Quicken HT Xue (Vascular Aid); Antianginal;

increase myocardial trophic blood volume, Boost Collateral circulation of HT;

Antihypoxia (Boost Hypoxic Tolerance), ecp in HT muscle; Vascular Aid;

Vasodilator~ cerebral; (3) Aid GB; Aid ST; Anticolic; Ease Pain;

Spasmolytic~ SI-LI spasm

 

NATURE & TASTE: Neutral; ?Warm; Fragrant; Acrid

 

CHANNELS: LV; KI; ??SP; ??HT

 

DOSE: As Dec: 3-9g; Ampoule (2 ml containing extract of 8g of crude Hb): 2

ml IM SID-BID / 4-8 ml added in 500 ml 10% glucose IV drip

 

CLINICAL USES: (1) arthralgia of Wind Cold Damp type, weakness &

soreness of waist & lower limbs, esp in Xu Cold; also for trauma; (2) angina

pectoris, HT~ CHD / ischemic myocardium; hypoxia ecp in HT muscle;

cerebral thrombosis & embolism; (3) GB / biliary colic & ST~ pain / ache; SI-

LI spasm; KI Xu / Cold w loin pain / ache & limbs~ pain & muscle wilting;

 

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Shinanshi; Photiniae serrulatae Fr; Photinia Fr; very few data available; also

can Expel Wind + Expel Damp

 

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Best regards,