Cimicifuga (Sheng Ma)

Chinese Bulk Herbs – Cimicifuga (Sheng Ma)

Cimicifuga is effective to expel wind pathogen and release exterior by its pungent nature; and ii is suitable to treat the wind-cold exterior syndrome developing into yangming meridian and fever symptom becoming worse.
It is effective to promote eruption of measles, release exterior, clear heat and relieve toxicity.
This herb is good at clearing heat and relieving toxicity, and can be used to treat pestilence, mumps, sore throat and swollen pain of gum, swelling due to toxic heat diseases. Because it is effective to clear the toxic heat of yangming meridians, it is usually used to treat gum swelling pain, mouth ulcers, sore throat and sores due to excessive stomach heat transformed into toxin.
This herb can also ascend the clear yang qi of spleen and stomach. So, it is usually used for releasing the distention of abdomen, prolapse of rectum due to lasting diarrhea and prolapse of uterus and stomach due to spleen qi deficiency and prolapsed of qi.

Clinical Use (Chinese):

Latin Name:
Cimicifuga heracleifolia

Chinese Name:
Sheng Ma

Common Names:
Bugbane, cohosh, bedbug killer

Parts Used:
Sliced root

Properties:
Pungent, slightly bitter, slightly cold; lung, spleen, stomach and large intestine meridians entered.

Release exterior and cure fever, promote eruption, clear heat and relieve toxicity, ascending yang qi.

Cautions:

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