Clerodendron trichotomum, Chou Wu Tong Clerodendrum trichotomum, Chou Wu Tong 臭梧桐 Chou Wu Tong (TCM) Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 107 (1881) Clerodendrum trichotomum(Photo by Jean-Pol GRANDMONT) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Clerodendrum trichotomum (syn. Clerodendron)Other species used include C. bungei and C. fragrans Parts used: Leaf Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Pungent, Sweet, Bitter Classification: D. Clear Wind and Damp Uses: 1. Clears Wind-Damp:-Wind-Damp joint and muscles pain-Numbness in the extremities; Hemiplegia-also Damp-type Eczema with itching2. Calms the Liver, Settles Wind:-Headache, Dizziness, Vertigo-Hypertension3. Externally:-applied topically to Eczema. It may be used in washes, baths, or as a paste etc.-applied to relieve Hemorrhoids Dose: Decoction: 5–15 grams Substitute: Sigesbeckia Xi Xian Cao is similar in effect and may generally be substituted. The two are often combined Main Combinations: 1. Wind-Damp Rheumatism, Numbness, Hemiplegia and Eczema, Clerodendron Chou Wu Tong with Sigesbeckia Xi Xian Cao (as in Xi Tong Wan)2. Dizziness, Vertigo, Hypertension:i. Powder can be used alon ein long-term treatment of Hypertensionii. Clerodendron Chou Wu Tong with Sigesbeckia Xi Xian Caoiii. Clerodendron Chou Wu Tong with Self Heal (Xia Ku Cao) Major Formulas: Cautions: 1. Avoid overdose. Very large doses are toxic, causing vomiting and diarrhea.2. Avoid in Cold and weakness of the…

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