Lu+Lu+Tong+(Sweetgum+Fruit,+Liquid+Amber)

[[image:Lu_Lu_Tong.jpg width="199" height="373" align="right"]]Lu Lu Tong (Sweetgum Fruit/Liquid Amber) ["All Roads Open"]
Category: Expel Wind-Damp (and Strengthen Tendon-Bone) Nature : **Neutral** Flavors: Acrid, Bitter Channels: LR, ST, BL

Functions: Eliminate Wind & **open the channels**; promote urination, **Envigorates Qi & Blood, esp. to open channels**, and promote lactation Indications: 1. Bi-syndromes due to wind-damp 2. Edema & difficult **urination** 3. Insufficient **lactation** due to stagnation 4. Opens the middle burner an **promotes water metabolism**

Dosage: 5-10g. Contra: Pregnancy Misc: Key herb when the head is blocked and Shaoyang disorder is not present