Ba Yue Zha - 八月札 - Fructus Akebiae

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Fructus Akebiae
Common English:	Akebia Fruit Akebia Trifoliata

Category

Herbs that Regulate Qi

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter (Bland)	Neutral (Cold)	Liver Stomach	6-30g

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Dredges the Liver, regulates Qi and controls pain	Liver Qi Stagnation with chest and hypochondriac pain Disharmony between the Liver and Stomach, Stomach ache due to emotional depression Hernial disorders Food Stagnation, indigestion
Expels Phlegm and disperses clumps	Scrofula
Promotes urination and relieves restlessness	Urinary dysfunction, polydipsia, dysentery, lumbago
Invigorates the Blood	Blood Stagnation, dysmenorrhea, tenesmus of the uterus
Kills intestinal parasites	Intestinal parasites
Removes toxin	Toxic Heat

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi	Thallus Eckloniae Kun Bu Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu	Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo
Liver and Stomach disharmony with chest and hypochondriac pain.	Scrofula.	Liver Qi Stagnation.

Notes

• In recent times, this herb has been used to treat tumors of the breast and digestive tract.
• Studies have shown that it inhibits cancer cell growth.
• It has proven effective for hypochondriac masses.
• It is used in cases of urolithiasis.
• It relieves pain in the chest, epigastrium and testicles.
• It is used for fibrocystic breasts and abdominal masses.
• It disseminates, unblocks and expels irritable Heat, promotes urination and bowel movements, eases the patient's Heart, relieves thirst and descends Qi.
• It is used for anorexia caused by pathogenic Heat and for regurgitation of food.
• This herb is said to thicken the muscles of the digestive tract, aiding evacuation of the lower digestive tract and increasing appetite.
• It is also beneficial for clearing all twelve main channels.
• It is reputed to cure all syndromes brought on by pathogenic Wind, as well as visceral impairment, traumatic injury, hair loss, pestilence, snake bite, blindness from fright, indigestion with retained food, irregular urination and restlessness.
• For chorioepithelioma, decoct 60g each of Ba Yue Zha, Rx. Rhodomyrti Shui Duo Nian and Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae Bai Hua She She Cao and take daily.