Single Herbs

Category	Wen Li Yao 溫里藥
Sub Category
Name	Rou Gui 肉桂 Cinnamon bark
Grown	South China, Sri Lanka, Vietnam.
Source	The dried bark of Cinnamomum cassia Presl.
Ingredients	Cinnzeylanin, Cinnzeylanol, Cinncassiol A, Cinncassiol A glucoside, Cinnamaldehyde
Pharma Effect	1) Temperature regulation effect: the herb extract reduces fever induced by Bacillus coli in rabbits. The ingredient cinnamaldehyde presents a dermovascular dilation effect. 2) Anti-anaphylactic effect: the herb extract has an inhibiting effect on free lu
Properties	Acrid, sweet, strong heat
Channels	Kidney, spleen, heart, liver
Function	Nourishes the fire from the gate of life, warms kidney, strengthens yang, heals consumptive disease, dispels blood stasis, and unblocks amenorrhea.
Clinic Usage	For severe and obstinate cold retention, abdominal pain due to cold deficiency, diarrhea, peri-umbilical colic due to cold invasion, a sensation of gushing gas from lower abdomen, soreness in the waist and knee due to cold, migratory neuralgia, a sensatio
Cautions	Use with caution during pregnancy and for patients who tend to bleed. Do not use with Halloysitum Rubrum(chi shi zhi).
Dosage	1~4.5g
Storage	Tightly sealed. Store in a cool, dry place.