Sundance Acupuncture

Herb & Acupuncture Database

(This is my own personal database of teachers, teachings and notes that I use in my practice. I’ve decided to share it freely with anyone who would like to reference it.)

Chi Sha Tang - 赤沙糖 - Brown Sugar

Pharmaceutical Latin: Brown Sugar
Common English: Brown Sugar

Category

Herbs that Tonify Qi

Properties

Taste Temperature Entering Meridians Dosage
Sweet Warm Liver
Spleen
Stomach

Actions And Indications

Actions Indications/Syndromes

Tonifies the Spleen and Stomach, soothes the Liver and invigorates the Blood

Dry mouth, vomiting, weakness and dysentery with bloody stool, postpartum lochiometra

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with Phlegm-Damp.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Major Combinations

Notes

  1. Melt it in wine, boiling water or a decoction before taking.

For educational reference only; not a substitute for care from a qualified practitioner.