Rou+Gui+(Cinnamon+Bark)

[[image:Rou_Gui.jpg width="205" height="156" align="right"]]Rou Gui (Cinnamon Bark)
Nature : Hot Flavors: Acrid, Sweet Channels: KI, SP, HT, LR

Functions: Tonify Heart & Kidney Yang, disperse cold to relieve pain; warm & activate the channels Indications: 1. Cold Extremities, intolerance to cold, weakness in the lumbar region & knee, impotence, frequent urination due to **Kidney Yang deficiency**; cold & pain in the epigastrium & abdomen, poor appetite & loose stool 2. Low back pain, Bi syndrome due to cold and damp 3. Dysmenorrhea or amenorrhea due to **deficiency cold of Chong and Ren meridians** 4. Carbuncles due to Yang deficiency

Dosage: 2-5g.; 1-2g. in powder Contra: hyperactivity of fire due to Yin deficiency, interior excessive heat, bleeding due heat in the blood, and pregnancy