Chou Wu Tong - 臭梧桐 - Folium Clerodendri

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Folium Clerodendri
Common English:	Clerodendron Leaf Forked Glorybower Leaf Hairy Clerodendron

Category

Herbs that Dispel Wind-Dampness

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Acrid Bitter Sweet	Cool (Neutral)	Liver (Spleen) (Heart) (Lung)	4.5-15g Powder: 10g Tincture: 2-4ml

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Dispels Wind-Dampness	Wind-Damp Bi and numbness in the trunk or extremities and hemiplegia Eczema
Calms Liver Yang and lowers Blood pressure	Liver Yang Rising with vertigo and headache Hypertension

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Hb. Siegesbeckiae Xi Xian Cao
Bi Syndrome. Eczema - if widespread use internally and as a bath. Hypertension, vertigo and headache.

Notes

1. The parts used are the leaf and the young, tender twigs.
2. It also eases hemorrhoidal swelling, Wind headaches and unilateral headaches, as well as weak, aching feet that prevent walking and contracture of the arms that keeps them from being stretched or lifted.
3. According to some sources, this herb treats Heart Qi Stagnation and Heart Yin Deficiency with throbbing headache, dizziness, restlessness, insomnia and irritability.
4. Chou Wu Tong and Hb. Siegesbeckiae Xi Xian Cao both treat Wind-Damp Bi and itchy rashes caused by Wind or Dampness. Xi Xian Cao excels at dispelling Wind-Dampness in the sinews and bones, treats paralysis following Wind-Stroke, and is particularly effective for numbness of the limbs. Chou Wu Tong calms Liver Yang to treat dizziness and may be used alone for this purpose.