ding xiang

Name: ding xiang
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丁香·Flos Caryophylli

Clove

About ding xiang

Ding Xiang (丁香) is the clove, the dried flower bud of a myrtle-family tree, recorded as Flos Caryophylli. It is acrid in flavour and warm in temperature, entering the Spleen, Stomach and Kidney channels. The catalogue files it among the herbs that warm the Interior and expel Cold.

Names

Pinyin	ding xiang
Chinese	丁香
Latin Name	Flos Caryophylli
English Name	Clove·clove flower
Japanese	choko
Korean	jeonghyang

Classification

Category: Warm Interior, Expel Cold
Channels: Stomach, Spleen, Kidney
Flavour: Acrid
Temperature: Warm
Family: Myrtaceae
Species: Eugenia caryophyllata
Tags: Chinese Herbs, Common

Actions and indications

Warms the Middle Jiao, directs rebellious Qi downward and relieves pain

Cold in the Stomach with hiccups, nausea, vomiting, cold abdominal pain and diarrhea
Deficiency Cold of the Spleen and Stomach with poor appetite, vomiting and loose stools

Warms the Kidneys and assists Yang

Impotence from deficient Kidney Yang
Cold in the Womb from Kidney Yang deficiency, with clear, cold vaginal discharge and often weak legs

Combinations

zhi ban xia + sheng jiang
Stomach Cold causing vomiting and abdominal pain
shi di + ren shen
Hiccups from Deficiency Cold
ren shen + huo xiang
Morning sickness.
sha ren + bai zhu
Deficiency Cold of the Spleen and Stomach with anorexia, diarrhea and vomiting
rou gui + ba ji tian + zhi fu zi
Kidney Deficiency with impotence in men and vaginal discharge in women
zhi fu zi + rou gui
Kidney Yang Deficiency.
bai zhu
Spleen Qi Deficiency.
shu di huang + e jiao + ai ye
Ongoing uterine bleeding with the lower abdomen feeling icy cold
shi di
Checks hiccup and lessens vomiting from Stomach Cold; also hiccup arising from mixed Heat and Cold
rou gui + gan jiang
Cold, painful epigastrium and abdomen
ren shen + dang shen
Hiccups from Deficiency Cold
gan jiang + ren shen + bai zhu + bai dou kou
Deficiency Cold diarrhea

Dosage

Age	Raw	Granule	Tincture	Concentrate	Frequency
Any 1-5g; Powder: 0.5-1g; Tincture: 0.25-2ml; Essential Oil: 1-2 drops in a gel cap topped with Olive Oil	1-5 g	—	0.25-2 ml	—	—

Cautions

contraindication Febrile disease
contraindication Internal Heat
contraindication Yin deficiency, particularly with Heat, since the herb is warm and drying
pregnancy Use cautiously in pregnancy
caution For Deficiency Cold patterns only
caution These cautions concern the whole bud; concentrated clove oil and isolated eugenol are different products that have been toxic in overdose, notably when swallowed by children

Interactions

Caution with

yu jin Avoid combining with Yu Jin (Curcuma tuber), one of the Nineteen Antagonisms

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