Xiang Fu Zi Cao generally refers to the Chinese herb Xiang Fu, which has the efficacy of relieving liver and depression, regulating menstruation and relieving pain, regulating qi and broadening the center (regulating the qi of the spleen and stomach), and is mainly used to treat the symptoms of liver qi dysfunction, abdominal pain, breast distension and pain, and so on.
It is the dried rhizome of Salvia officinalis, also known as Fragrant Adenophora, with the flavor of pungent, slightly bitter, slightly sweet, and flat in nature, and is attributed to the liver, spleen, and triple jiao meridians, with the following specific effects and main treatments.
1. Relieve liver stagnation: It can effectively regulate the stagnation of qi in the triple jiao, regulate qi and relieve stagnation, when there is pain caused by liver stagnation and qi stagnation, depression, emotional upset, abdominal pain and other symptoms, taking the fragrant herbs can achieve the therapeutic effect.
2. Regulate menstruation and relieve pain: Xiang Fu can move qi to promote blood flow, promote the local blood flow, when women because of liver stagnation and stagnation of qi caused by dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation, breast distension and pain and other symptoms, take Xiang Fu Ziqiao can also be achieved to regulate the role of.
3.Regulate qi and broaden the middle: Xiang Fu can enter the spleen meridian, has the effect of eliminating food and qi, for the spleen and stomach qi stagnation triggered by distension, abdominal pain, epigastric (abdomen) plagued with boring and other symptoms can be achieved to regulate the effect.
The efficacy and main treatment of Xiang Fu has a lot of adverse effects and contraindications are not clear, in taking the drug need to go to the hospital to identify the diagnosis and treatment, and under the guidance of the doctor to take.