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.)

Ci Wu Jia - 刺五加 - Radix Et Caulis Acanthopanacis Senticosi

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Radix et Caulis Acanthopanacis Senticosi
Common English:	Eleuthero Eleuthrococcus Ginseng Siberian Ginseng Spiny Acanthopanacis

Category

Herbs that Tonify Qi

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Acrid Slightly Bitter	Warm	Spleen Heart Kidney	9-30g

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
*Tonifies the Spleen and Stomach Qi to aid transformation and transportation and warms the Kidneys to aid Yang* in warming the Spleen**	Weak lower back and legs A sense of heaviness with anorexia Fatigue
Augments the Heart Qi and calms the Shen	Heart Qi Deficiency with Insomnia with many dreams, poor concentration and mild depression
Invigorates the Blood and unblocks the collaterals	Problems due to poor peripheral circulation with Blood Stasis signs

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Taking this herb with digoxin may increase one's serum digoxin level.
This herb increases the effect of Phenobarbital.
This herb increases the effects of antibiotics.
This herb stimulates the production of adrenalin.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Major Combinations

Caulis spatholobi Ji Xue Tang Flos Carthami Hong Hua	Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu Poria Fu Ling Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao	Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng
Poor peripheral circulation	General fatigue Anorexia	Low back and knee pain from Kidney Yang Deficiency
Arillus Longan Long Yan Rou Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren Sm. Platycladi Bai Zi Ren
Disturbed sleep from Deficiency

Notes

In general it is used alone, in a prepared form.
Its use is growing for Deficiency symptoms such as general weakness, malaise, anorexia, headache, insomnia, inappropriate laughter, frustration, fearfulness and impotence.
Being fairly mild, it can be paired with other tonics to boost its effects.

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