Yue Ji

yue ji

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Yue Ji (Chinese Rose Flower)

Sweet, warm; liver and kidney meridians entered.

Activate blood and regulate menstruation, resolve swelling and remove toxicity.

Traumatic injury, sores and boils, dysmenorrhea, abnormal menstruation, pain due to blood stasis.

Decoct 3~6 g (9~15 g of the fresh product), or soaked in boiling water. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.

It is contraindicated for deficiency-cold in spleen and stomach and pregnant women. It shouldn’t be taken for a long time.