Ge+Gen+(Kudzu+Root)

[[image:http://www.plumdragonherbs.com/catalog/images/GeGen1.jpg width="286" height="380" align="right"]]Ge Gen (Kudzu Root) [“Ge’s Root”]
Category: Acrid Cool Herbs to Release the Exterior Nature: Cool Flavor: acrid & sweet Channels: **SP & ST**

Functions: Relax muscles & reduce fever; promote eruption of measles; expel ext. pathological factors; **lifts the SP Qi**; clear heat & promote body fluids Ind: 1. Stiffness of neck & upper back, no sweat, fever & headache due to wind-heat or wind-cold attack (**releases the muscle layer**) 2. Slow skin eruption, fever & aversion to cold in the early stage of measles 3. **Diarrhea due to SP def. or damp-heat** 4. Restlessness & thirst due to injury of body fluids by heat in febrile diseases

Dose: 10 -20g [up to 21g.]. Contra: N/A Misc: Also good for food poisoning & hangovers, restores normalcy and **generates fluids**
 * Raises clear Qi of the Yangming channel**

Formulas Featuring Ge Gen
//Chief Herb// Ge Gen Huang Lian Huang Qin Tang