Mu+Xiang+(Costus+Root)

[[image:mu_xiang.jpg width="125" height="392" align="right"]]Mu Xiang (Costus Root) ["Wood Fragrance"]
Nature : Warm Flavors: Acrid, Bitter Channels: SP, ST, LI, GB, **TW**

Functions: Regulate Qi & **adjust the middle Jiao for relieving pain** Indications: 1. Distention or pain in the abdomen & epigastrium, poor appetite due to **Spleen & Stomach Qi stagnation** 2.Abdominal pain, borborygmus & diarrhea or dysentery w/ tenesmus due to retention of food w/ stagnant Qi in the Large Intestine 3. Distending pain in the hypogastric region, jaundice, bitter taste & yellowish tongue coating due to **damp-heat in the Liver & Gallbladder** 4. **Relieves side effects of tonifying herbs**

Dosage: 3-10g. Contra: Cautiously for hyperactivity of fire due to Yin def.