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.)

Jiu Jie Chang Pu - 九節菖莆 - Rhizoma Anemone Altaicae

Pharmaceutical Latin: Rhizoma Anemone Altaicae
Common English: Altai Anemone Rhizome
Altaica Rhizome

Category

Aromatic Substances that Open the Orifices

Properties

Taste Temperature Entering Meridians Dosage
Acrid Warm Heart
Liver
Spleen
(Stomach)		 1.5-6g

Actions And Indications

Actions Indications/Syndromes

Awakens the Spleen, Calms the Shen, Opens the orifices, Resolves toxicity, Transforms Phlegm

Muddled consciousness or seizures due to fevers, insanity, melancholia

Sensation changes, tinnitus, deafness, a stifling sensation in the chest, abdominal distention and anorexia

Wind-Damp Bi

Sores and dermatoses, topically

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Use with caution for those with profuse sweating.
  • Use with caution for those with spermatorrhea.
  • Use with caution for those with Yin Deficiency with Yang Rising.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Major Combinations

Rx. Polygalae
Yuan Zhi
Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum
Zhi Ban Xia
Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam
Zhu Ru

Massa Medicata Fermentata
Shen Qu
Sm. Raphani
Lai Fu Zi

Phlegm-Heat veiling the sensory orifices

Seizures

Dampness Obstructing the Middle Jiao

Notes

  1. This herb has mild toxicity. An overdose may lead to nausea, vomiting and numbness. Touching the fresh plant can irritate the skin.
  2. One source warns that Jiu Jie Chang Pu should not be used interchangeably with Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu,

Mentioned in 3 other entries

Herb Formulas (3)

Ban Xia Hou Po TangDi Huang Yin ZiEr Long Zuo Ci Wan

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