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Yao Dao
Yu Jin

Yu Jin

Radix Curcumae郁金
Nature
Cold
Flavours
Acrid/Pungent, Bitter, Sour
Meridians
Gallbladder, Heart, Liver
Class
Blood-Activating and Stasis-Eliminating Medicinals (Huo Xue Qu Yu Yao)
Dosage
6–12 g

Actions / Functions

  • Activates Blood and dissipates Stasis
  • Mobilizes Qi
  • Disperses the Liver
  • Liberates Stagnation
  • Eliminates pain
  • Clarifies Heat
  • Clarifies the Heart
  • Refreshes the Blood
  • Stops bleedings
  • Clarifies the Liver and the Gallbladder
  • Unblocks the Gallbladder
  • Pushes back the Yellow (jaundice)
  • Decongests the chest
  • Dissipates accumulations (masses)