ci wu jia

刺五加·Eleutherococci Senticosi Radix Et Caulis

Siberian Ginseng

About ci wu jia

Ci Wu Jia (刺五加) is the root and stem of eleuthero, a plant of the ivy family known in English as Siberian ginseng, recorded as Eleutherococci Senticosi Radix Et Caulis. It is acrid and slightly bitter in flavour, warm in temperature, and enters the Spleen, Heart and Kidney channels. The catalogue files it among the herbs that tonify Qi.

Names

Pinyin	ci wu jia
Chinese	刺五加·åˆºäº”åŠ
Latin Name	Eleutherococci Senticosi Radix Et Caulis
English Name	Siberian Ginseng
Japanese	shigoka
Korean	jaoga

Classification

Category: Tonify Qi
Channels: Spleen, Heart, Kidney
Flavour: Acrid, Slightly Bitter
Temperature: Warm
Family: Araliaceae
Species: eleutherococcus senticosus
Tags: Chinese Herbs, Common

Actions and indications

Tonifies Spleen and Stomach Qi to support transformation and transportation, and warms the Kidneys so their Yang can warm the Spleen

Weakness of the lower back and legs
A heavy feeling in the body with loss of appetite
Fatigue

Augments Heart Qi and calms the Shen

Deficient Heart Qi causing insomnia, much dreaming, poor concentration and mild depression

Invigorates Blood and unblocks the collaterals

Poor circulation to the extremities with signs of Blood stasis

Combinations

ji xue tang + hong hua
Poor peripheral circulation
ren shen + bai zhu + fu ling + gan cao
General fatigue Anorexia
du zhong + sang ji sheng
Kidney Yang Deficiency with pain in the lower back and knees
long yan rou + suan zao ren + bai zi ren
Disturbed sleep from Deficiency

Dosage

Age	Raw	Granule	Tincture	Concentrate	Frequency
Any	9-30 g	—	—	—	—