Qing Feng Teng - 青风藤 - Caulis Sinomenii

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Caulis Sinomenii
Common English:	Sinomenium

Category

Herbs that Dispel Wind-Dampness

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter Acrid	Neutral	Liver Spleen	6-12g

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Dispels Wind-Damp Bi, unblocks the channels and collaterals and relieves pain	Wind-Damp Bi Numbness, itching, trauma and swollen sores
Facilitates urination	Swelling and pain from leg Qi Damp swellings, Edema, Scanty urination

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Rx. Clematidis Wei Ling Xian Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis Du Huo
Wind-Damp Bi

Notes

1. Swelling and pain from leg Qi, can be treated with this herb alone, taken as a decoction or tincture.
2. For bone spurs, steep it in alcohol and take it as a medicinal liquor. The same preparation may be applied topically to swollen sores and Bi pain.
3. Taken as a tea or used as a soaking bath, it treats back pain, sore tendons and muscles, infantile paralysis and hemiplegia.
4. Qing Feng Teng and Cx. Erythinae Hai Tong Pi, both Expel Wind and Eliminate Dampness, treating Wind-Dampness whether it presents as joint pain, contracted sinews or restricted limb movement. Hai Tong Pi is cooler and particularly good at eliminating Dampness, so it suits hot, painful Bi or Damp-Heat in the lower body causing burning pain in the lower back or legs. It may also be applied topically for itchy Damp rashes, scabies and toothache. Qing Feng Teng is neutral, relieves bi pain and promotes urination, and can be used for edema, scanty urine and Damp swelling from leg Qi.
5. Japanese practice substitutes this herb for Rx. Stephaniae Tetrandrae Han Fang Ji.