Yu+Jin+(Curcuma)

[[image:yu_jin.jpg width="146" height="335" align="right"]]Yu Jin (Curcuma)
Category: Herbs that Invigorate Blood & Remove Blood Stasis (to Stop Pain) Nature : **Cold** Flavors: Acrid, Bitter Channels: HT, LR, GB

Functions: Promote Blood circulation and relieve pain; promote Liver Qi circulation; Clear heat from the Heart & cool the Blood; **normalize the function of the Gallbladder** and relieve jaundice Indications: 1. Pain in the chest, hypochondriac and costal region, and abdomen. Irregular menses, dysmenorrhea, masses in the abdomen due to Qi stagnation, and Blood stasis. 2. Fuzzy head, due to blockage of the Heart by damp-heat, or epilepsy, mental disorders due to blockage of the Heart by stagnation of damp-phlegm 3. Hematemesis, hematuria, epistaxis during menstrual period due to heat in the Liver from Liver Qi stagnation 4. Jaundice & Gallbladder **stone due to damp-heat in the Gallbladder**

Dosage: 5-12g., 2-5g. in powder form Contra: Do Not Combine w/ Ding Xiang (Cloves)