Lu Lu Tong - 路路通 - Fructus Liquidamberis

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Fructus Liquidamberis
Common English:	Liquidamber Fruit Sweetgum Fruit Taiwan Maple Fruit

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter (Acrid) (Astringent)	Neutral	Liver Stomach (Urinary Bladder) (All 12 Channels)	3-10g Tincture: 2-4ml

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Promotes the movement of Qi and invigorates the Blood, opens the Middle Jiao and unblocks the channels	Epigastric pain, abdominal distention, irregularity or irregular, scanty menstruation Wind-Damp Bi with pain and stiffness of the low back and knees
Expels Wind and promotes water metabolism	Nasal congestion, Bi Syndrome and edema with urinary difficulty
Promotes lactation	Insufficient lactation due to Qi Stagnation following parturition
Treats allergies	Skin and nasal allergies

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Rx. Linderae Wu Yao Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke	Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu	Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
Irregular bowel movements with abdominal pain and distention.	Irregular, scanty periods.	Internally and externally as a wash for pain due to trauma.
Rz. seu Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis Du Huo Caulis Spatholobi Ji Xue Teng	Cutis Poria Fu Ling Pi Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi	Periostracum Cicadae Chan Tui Cx. Dictamni Bai Xian Pi
Joint pain due to Wind-Damp-Bi.	Edema.	Wind-Rash.
Fr. Xanthii Cang Er Zi Flos Magnoliae Xin Yi Hua	Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu	Five Peel Decoction Wu Pi Yin
Allergic rhinitis.	Nasal obstruction with loss of smell.	Angioneurotic edema.
Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng Periostracum Cicadae Chan Tui	Fr. Xanthii Cang Er Zi Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi Flos Magnoliae Xin Yi Hua
Itching and urticaria.	Allergic rhinitis.

Certain sources place this herb in the Expel Wind-Dampness category.
In recent years it has been used for allergies.
Because it invigorates the Blood and expels Wind-Dampness, it is a useful herb for nearly any injury.
It addresses body-wide aching from Wind-Dampness, particularly in the lower back and extremities.
It is particularly effective for breast clumping and distention before menstruation.
It soothes spasms and cramps, brightens the eyes, and unblocks points on all twelve channels.
According to one source, this herb opens blockage of the fallopian tubes caused by Dampness, acute or chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, endometriosis or post-surgical adhesions.