Clerodendrum paniculatum, Bai Long Chuan Hua Tou Clerodendrum paniculatum, Bai Long Chuan Hua Tou 白龙船花头 Scarlet Glory Bower, Red Pagoda Tree Bai Long Chuan Hua Tou, Long Chuan Hua (TCM) Clerodendrum paniculatumAndrews, H.C., botanist’s repository (1810) Clerodendrum paniculatum(Photo by Renjusplace) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Clerodendrum paniculatum (syn. Clerodendron paniculatum) Parts used: Root; leaf is also used Temperature & Taste: Warm (some sources say Cool), dry. Sweet, Slightly Bitter Classification: Uses: 1. Moves the Blood, Clears Stasis, Regulates Menstruation:-Painful or Irregular Menstruation from Blood stagnation2. Clears Wind and Damp, Eases Pain:-Wind-Damp pain of the muscles and joints-Arthritis, Rheumatism3. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine:-frequent urination, Polyuria, especially in Diabetes-Cloudy Urine-Leukorrhea Dose: Decoction: 3–12 grams Comment: The leaves are used for Worms. Main Combinations: 1. Wind-Damp muscle and joint pain, Clerodendrum paniculatum with Cinnamon twig (Gui Zhi), Phellodendron Huang Bai, Poria Fu Ling, Atractylodes Cang Zhu2. Promote Menstruation:i. with coldness and fluid retention, Clerodendrum paniculatum with Nutmeg and Motherwort (Yi Mu Cao)ii. with Blood deficiency, Clerodendrum paniculatum with Dang Gui, Paeonia Bai Shaoiii. obstructed by Qi stagnation, Clerodendrum paniculatum with Cyperus rotundus (Xiang Fu), Paeonia Bai Shao3. Leukorrhea:i. Clerodendrum paniculatum with Canarium album root Qing Guo Gen.ii. from Damp-Heat with yellow discharge and a foul…

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