Hu Ji Sheng - 槲寄生 - Herba Visci

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Herba Visci
Common English:	Colored Mistletoe

Category

Herbs that Dispel Wind-Dampness

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter	Neutral	Liver Kidney	9-15g

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Dispels Wind-Damp, Strengthens the tendons and bones, Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys	Dizziness, rheumatoid arthritis, sores and weakness of waist and knees, weakness of tendons and bones.
Prevents miscarriage	Metrorrhagia, metrostaxis, threatened abortion

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Notes

1. Hb. Visci Hu Ji Sheng and Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng are frequently substituted for each other. Both dispel Wind-
   Dampness, tonify the Liver and Kidneys, strengthen the tendons and bones and calm the fetus, and both are used for Wind-Damp Bi, pain and weakness of the lower back and legs, weak sinews and bones, and restless fetus patterns. Hu Ji Sheng, however, dispels Wind-Dampness more strongly and is used more often for Bi Syndrome, whereas Sang Ji Sheng is stronger at tonifying the Liver and Kidneys and stabilizing the Chong and Ren channels.
2. Hu Ji Sheng is slightly toxic; its side effects include general discomfort, nausea, vomiting, diffuse right hypochondriac pain, drowsiness, eye irritation, ataxia and seizures.
3. This herb grows as a parasite on many kinds of deciduous trees.