Gan Song (Gan Song Xiang) - 干松 - Radix Seu Rhizoma Nardostachydis

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Radix seu Rhizoma Nardostachydis
Common English:	Chinese Spikenard Indian Spikenard Root Indian, Himalayan or Syrian Nard Nardostachys Root

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet Acrid (Bitter)	Warm (Neutral)	Spleen Stomach (Heart) (Ling) (Yin Wei) (DU)	2.5-6g Tincture: 1-2ml Essential oil: 1-2 drops in a gel capsule

Actions

Indications/Syndromes

Alleviates pain, Awakens the Spleen, Disperses Cold, Promotes the movement of Qi, Unblocks Stagnation

Abdominal and epigastric distention and pain with anorexia and chest oppression

Toothache

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang Fr. Amomi Sha Ren Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po	Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin Fr. Amomi Rotundus Bai Dou Kou	Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi Fr. Evodiae Wu Zhu Yu Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
Cold Stagnation leading to abdominal and epigastric distention and pain with anorexia	Pensiveness and excessive thinking injuring the Spleen and obstructing the Qi leading to abdominal and epigastric distention and pain with anorexia	As a wine prepared with ether and alcohol for sudden turmoil disorder due to true Cold with has reached the dangerous stage where cramping has entered the abdomen
Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang Fr. Citri Xiang Yuan	Fr. Amomi Sha Ren Flos Caryophylli Ding Xiang Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui	Rz. Ligustici Gao Ben Fol. Nelumbinis He Ye
Qi Stagnation in the chest and abdomen	Qi Stagnation with Yang Deficiency and coldness	As an external wash for leg Qi As a gargle for toothache due to Kidney Deficiency

This herb eases abdominal cramping, especially the cramping of sudden turmoil disorder.
It may be taken internally or applied topically.
Applied topically, it can treat leg Qi and edema.
It regulates Qi in both the chest and the abdomen.
Its indications include palpitations, anxiety, insomnia, stress, tachycardia, hysteria, neurosis, hypertension, angina pectoris, seizures, cough, menstrual problems, hair loss, hemorrhoids, varicose veins, infections, and sores and boils.
It is also reported to treat Heart Yin Deficiency with Liver Yang Rising, Phlegm-Damp in the Lungs, and Liver and Spleen Disharmony.
Arrhythmia and tachycardia are its particular indications.

Ai Ye (mugwort), Gan Song (nardostachys/'valerian root'), kava kava, Yu Jin (turmeric), Calea zacatechichi: 'Herbs part 2' for lucid dreaming; supplements listed alongside: choline, vitamin B-5, B-6, melatonin, tryptophan, zinc, DMAE, vitamin C, amino-acid formula. (Johnson)