This product is the root of the shrub or small tree Lindera (Lindera aggregata (Sims) Kosterm.) from the Lauraceae family. It is mainly produced in Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangsu, Shaanxi, and other regions. It can be harvested throughout the year, with the fine roots removed, sliced while fresh, and then dried in the sun. It is used raw or stir-fried with bran.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Acrid, warm. act on lung, spleen, kidney and bladder channels.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Moving qi to relieve pain, warming the kidney to dissipate cold.

bubble_chart Indications

1. is used for chest and abdominal pain syndromes caused by congealing cold and qi stagnation. This product is pungent and dispersing, warm and unblocking, dispersing cold and moving qi to relieve pain. For chest and hypochondriac stuffy pain, it can be used with Longstamen Onion Bulb, Trichosanthis Fruit peel, Corydalis Tuber, etc. For epigastric distension and fullness pain, it can be used with Cyperus, Aucklandia Root, Dried Tangerine Peel, etc. For cold abdominal colic and abdominal pain, it is often used with Fennel, green tangerine peel, Lesser Galangal Rhizome, etc., such as Heavenly Platform Lindera Powder. For dysmenorrhea, it can be used with Chinese Angelica, Cyperus, Aucklandia Root, etc., such as Jiyin Gangmu Lindera Decoction.
2. It is used for frequent urination and enuresis. This product has the function of warming the kidney to dissipate cold and reducing urination to stop enuresis. For kidney yang deficiency and bladder cold with frequent urination and infantile enuresis, it is often used with Sharpleaf Galangal Fruit, Chinese Yam, etc., such as Urination-Reducing Pill.

bubble_chart Documentation

1. Bencao Shiyi: "Mainly treats nausea and abdominal pain, ... undigested food, epidemic miasma, cold qi from the bladder and kidneys attacking the back, women's blood qi, and various worms in children's abdomen."
2. Bencao Gangmu: "Treats beriberi, hernia, qi syncope headache, swelling and rapid panting, stops frequent urination and white turbidity."

bubble_chart Usage and Dosage

Decoct and take 3-10g.

bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology

This product contains alkaloids and volatile oils. The main components in the oil are Lindera alkane, Lindera hydrocarbon, Lindera alcohol, Lindera acid, Lindera alcohol ester, etc. Lindera has a bidirectional regulatory effect on gastrointestinal smooth muscle, both exciting and inhibiting, and can promote the secretion of digestive juices. Its volatile oil, when taken orally, can stimulate the cerebral cortex, promote respiration, excite the myocardium, accelerate blood circulation, raise blood pressure, and induce sweating; when applied externally, it can dilate local blood vessels, accelerate blood circulation, and alleviate muscular rigidity and spasmodic pain.