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.)

Nao Yang Hua - 闹羊花 - Folium Rhododendri Mollis

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Folium Rhododendri Mollis Fructus Rhododendron Mollis (Liu Zhou Zi)
Common English:	Yellow Azalea

Category

Herbs that Expel Wind and Dampness

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Acrid Bitter	Warm Toxic	Lung Liver	0.3-0.9g

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Dispels Wind, Eliminates Blood Stasis, Expels Dampness, Relieves pain	Rheumatism, headache, trauma and fracture pain, persistent tinea (fungal infection of the skin)

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Signs of toxicity: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, low heart rate, low blood pressure, uncoordinated movements, difficulty breathing and in serious cases, breathing stops and death occurs.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Major Combinations

Notes

Fol. Rhododendri Mollis Nao Yang Hua and Fr. Rhodondendron Mollis (Liu Zhou Zi) are used interchangeably with one another.

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