Mei Gui Hua - 玫瑰花 - Flos Rosae Rugosae

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Flos Rosae Rugosae
Common English:	Bud of the Chinese Rose Japanese Rose Flower Rosebud

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet Slightly Bitter (Bitter)	Warm	Liver Spleen	1.5-6g Tincture: 1-3ml

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Promotes the movement of Qi and relieves Stagnation	Liver-Stomach disharmony with a stifling sensation in the chest, pain and distention in the flanks and epigastrium, belching and anorexia
Disperses Stasis, Harmonizes the Blood, Moves Qi, Regulates menstruation	Irregular menstruation, premenstrual breast tenderness and menstrual pain due to Blood Stasis Blood Stasis due to trauma
Soothes the Liver, controls pain and astringes diarrhea	Chronic gastritis, Hepatitis, Neurotic gastritis

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Fr. Citri Sarcodactylis Fo Shou Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin	Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Hb. Lycopi Ze Lan	Hb. Leonuri Yi Mu Cao
Flank and epigastric pain and distention and pain due to Disharmony between the Liver and Stomach	Irregular menstruation	Mild menorrhagia
Caul. Spatholobi Ji Xue Teng Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo Or Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao	Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao Hb. Lycopi Ze Lan
Pain from Blood Stasis due to trauma	Qi and Blood Stagnation

Mei Gui Hua and Flos Albizziae He Huan Hua both regulate Qi and soothe constraint, and they are often combined to treat Liver Qi Stagnation with oppression in the chest and epigastrium. He Huan Hua is sweet and neutral, enters the Qi aspect of the Heart, Spleen and Lung channels, moves Qi and nourishes the Heart and Spleen. It calms more than Mei Gui Hua does and treats insomnia, poor memory and irritability. Mei Gui Hua is far more aromatic and moves Qi more powerfully.
Mei Gui Hua and Flos Rosae Chinensis Yue Ji Hua both move Qi and Blood and are used for irregular menstruation, premenstrual breast distention and abdominal pain from Qi and Blood Stagnation. Mei Gui Hua works on the Qi, whereas Yue Ji Hua works on the Blood. Mei Gui Hua enters the Liver and Spleen channels and restores harmony among the Liver, Spleen and Stomach. It is commonly used for Liver Qi Stagnation Attacking the Spleen and Stomach, with a stifling feeling in the chest, belching, flank distention and anorexia. Yue Ji Hua enters only the Liver channel and moves Blood more strongly. It reduces swelling and resolves toxicity to treat sores from Qi and Blood Stagnation Transforming into Fire, and it also treats scrofula.
Its action in regulating Qi and Blood is gentle.