Liu Ji Nu - 劉寄奴 - Herba Artemisiae Anomalae

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Herba Artemisiae Anomalae
Common English:	Anomala Anomalous Artemisia

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter	Warm	Heart Spleen	6-15g 9-15g (Secondary source)

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Dispels Blood Stasis, unblocks menstruation and alleviates pain	Amenorrhea or postpartum abdominal pain due to Blood Stasis Falls, fractures, contusions and sprains
Reduces Food Stagnation and transforms accumulations	Abdominal pain due to accumulation from Food Stagnation
Topically as a powder for contusion, burns and bleeding wounds	Contusion, burns and bleeding wounds

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao	Rx. Astragali Huang Qi Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen	Rz. Drynariae Gu Sui Bu Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo
Amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea from Blood Stasis.	Uterine hemorrhage with abdominal pain due to Qi Deficiency.	Severe pain, swelling, sprains and fracture from trauma.
Fr. Crataegi Shan Zha Endothelium Gigeriae Galli Ji Nei Jin Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po	Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao Flos Carthami Hong Hua	Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Sm. Persicae Tao Ren Flos Carthami Hong Hua
Abdominal distention, fullness and pain from Food Stagnation. (can be used as a stand-alone herb for this)	Amenorrhea. Postpartum abdominal pain.	External and traumatic injuries.
Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu Spina Gleditsiae Zao Jiao Ci Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin Rz. Polygoni Cuspidati Hu Zhang Fr. Tribuli Bai Ji Li Flos Carthami Hong Hua Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie Sm. Arecae Bing Lang Rx. Rubiae Qian Cao	Fr. Crataegi Shan Zha Fr. Hordei Germinatus Mai Ya Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli Ji Nei Jin Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po
Hepatomegaly. Hepatitis.	Indigestion with Food Stasis.

Postpartum disorders are a frequent use for this herb.
It also addresses distention from Fluid retention, as well as Fluid retention caused by Food Stagnation or Blood Stasis.
It is useful for metal wounds with unceasing bleeding.
For bleeding, it can be applied alone as a topical powder.
Taken internally on its own, it can treat indigestion.
Liu Ji Nu and Ophicalcitum Hua Rui Shi both invigorate blood and transform Blood Stasis, and both can be applied topically to stop bleeding. Each is used for postpartum disorders. Liu Ji Nu is bitter, so it drains and descends, and warm, so it unblocks; its main action is breaking up Blood Stasis and stopping bleeding caused by obstruction. Hua Rui Shi is sour and astringent, restraining bleeding while removing Stagnation.
The standard product is Southern Liu Ji Nu, Nan Liu Ji Nu.
Northern Liu Ji Nu, Bei Liu Ji Nu is a Yin moving herb and is frequently substituted for Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae Yin Chen. Its clinical actions fall somewhere between those of Lu Ji Nu and Yin Chen: it invigorates the Blood, reduces swelling and stops pain. It also clears Heat and promotes urination to treat Damp-Heat disorders with Blood Stasis and amenorrhea from fluid retention, or is used topically for trauma.