Wu Jia Pi (Acanthopanax Root Bark) - Chinese Herbal Medicine

Chinese Name: Wu Jia Pi
English Name: Acanthopanax Root Bark

Clinical Usage and Indications

  • Dispels wind-cold-damp, strengthens the sinews and bones, chronic bi due to liver and kidney deficiency generating weak sinews (motor function development delays in children, elderly).
  • Transforms damp, reduces swelling - urinary difficulty, edema, damp-cold leg qi.

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Dosage and Preparation Notes

  • Dosage: 4.5-15g

Channels/Meridians Influenced

Associated Temperature and Taste

Cautions and Contraindications

There are currently no contraindications listed.

Staff Clinician Notes

There are no additional notes for this herb.

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