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- Manchurian Wildginger root
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- Asari Radix et Rhizoma
| Medicinal Group | Wind-cold-dispersing medicinal |
|---|---|
| Source | Dried root and rhizome of Asarum heterotropoides Fr. Schmidt var. mandshuricum (Maxim.) Kitag., Asarum sieboldii Miq. var. seoulense Nakai or Asarum sieboldii Miq. (Fam. Aristolochiaceae) |
| Nature and Flavors | pungent; warm |
| Meridian Affinity | Heart, Lung, Kidney |
| Actions | To dispel wind-cold, relieve nasal obstruction, alleviate pain, warm the lung and remove retained morbid fluid |
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Indications
Common cold, headache, toothache; sinusitis with nasal obstruction; rheumatic arthralgia; cough and dyspnea due to retention of phlegm and morbid fluid
Research Findings
- Ningxintong Granul (consisting of manchurian wildginger) with qi-enriching and blood-activating actions shows favorable effect in treating coronary heart disease patients with with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction.[1]
Cautions
Contraindicated in a patient with profuse sweating due to qi deficiency, headache due to yang excess and yin deficiency, or dry cough due to dryness in the lung damaging yin. Incompatible with Rhizome et Radix Veratri
Report on adverse effect
Contains aristolochic acid I (AA-I), may cause renal failure [6]
Reference
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Wu TQ, Gu N, Wang FF. (2010). Effect of ningxintong granule in treating patients of coronary heart disease with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and qi-deficiency blood-stasis syndrome. Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi. , 30(4):357-60.
