Yue Ji Hua - 月季花 - Flos Rosae Chinensis

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Flos Rosae Chinensis
Common English:	China Tea Rose Flower Chinese Tea Rose Moonseason Rose Bud

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet	Warm (Slightly Warm)	Liver	3-10g Tincture: 2-4ml

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Invigorates the Blood and regulates menstruation	Blood Stasis with scanty menstruation, amenorrhea and/or chest and abdominal pain and distention
Reduces swellings	Neck swellings, scrofula (auxiliary)
Regulates Qi	Qi Stagnation

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Contraindicated during pregnancy.
Use caution for those with Spleen and Stomach Deficiency - too much can cause diarrhea.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen	Brown Sugar	Sp. Prunellae Xia Ku Cao Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu Concha Ostreae Zhi Mu Li
As a wine for scanty menstruation or amenorrhea.	Blood Stasis with scanty menses or amenorrhea with abdominal pain, emotional stress and constipation	Scrofula
Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang	Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren Sm. Platycladi Bai Zi Ren	Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Squama Manitis Chuan Shan Jia
Ying Stage Heat with high fever, irritability, hemoptysis, epistaxis, and subcutaneous bleeding	Heart Blood Deficiency causing palpitations and insomnia	Breast abscess Sores and swellings

Applied externally, this herb treats boils and swellings.
Rx. Rosae Chinensis Yue Ji Gen is prescribed for leukorrhea, nocturnal emission and traumatic injury. Dose: 6-20g.
Yue Ji Hua and Flos Rosae Rugosae Mei Gui 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 to restore harmony among the Liver, Spleen and Stomach, and is often 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 can reduce swelling and resolve toxicity, treating sores from Qi and Blood Stagnation Transforming into Fire, and it also treats scrofula.