Liquidambar, Lu Lu Tong Liquidambar, Lu Lu Tong ่ทฏ่ทฏ้ Liquidambar, Fragrant Maple Lu Lu Tong (TCM) Liquidambar formosanaHooker, W.J., Hooker, J.D., Icones Plantarum [Hookerโs Icones plantarum] (1867) Liquidambar formosana fruit(Photo by Yoiyoi kancho) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Liquidambar formosana Parts used: Fruit Temperature & Taste: Neutral. Bitter Classification: K. Move the Blood Uses: 1. Moves Qi and Blood, Opens Obstructions:-Abdominal pain and distention-Amenorrhea, scanty or irregular Menstruation-Breast distention, Breast Abscess-Bruising, Pain from Trauma2. Clears Wind, Resolves Damp:-Wind-Damp painful obstruction of the joint, especially the hands, feet and lower body-Numbness in the limbs-Nasal congestion-Wind rash, Eczema3. Clears Damp, Promotes Water:-Edema4. Promotes Milk:-Insufficient Lactation Dose: Decoction: 4โ9 grams Main Combinations: 1. Abdominal pain, Liquidambar Lu Lu Tong with Costus (Mu Xiang), Bitter Orange Zhi Ke2. To promote Menstruation, Liquidambar Lu Lu Tong with Cyperus rotundus (Xiang Fu), Dang Gui3. Pain from Trauma, Liquidambar Lu Lu Tong with Salvia Dan Shen4. Joint pain from Wind-Damp, Liquidambar Lu Lu Tong with Notopterygium Qiang Huo, Angelica pubescens Du Huo, Spatholobus Ji Xue teng5. Edema, Liquidambar Lu Lu Tong with Poria Fu Ling, Mulberry bark (Sang Bai Pi)6. Wind Rash, Liquidambar Lu Lu Tong with Dictamnus Bai Xian Pi, Cicada Slough (Chan Tui)7. Allergic Rhinitis, Liquidambar Lu…
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