Bencao Index https://bencaoindex.com/ https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/jiang-huang/ Free to use and republish with visible attribution and a link back to the source page. The catalogue is a reference work and is knowingly incomplete; nothing in it is medical advice. <a href="https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/jiang-huang/">Bencao Index</a> jiang huang 姜黄 Rhizoma Curcumae Longae Turmeric Rhizome kyoo kanghwang Invigorate the Blood Stomach Spleen Liver

Invigorates Blood, dispels Blood stasis and promotes menstruation

Blood stasis Chest or abdominal pain and menstrual disorders when Blood stasis arises from Deficiency Cold Irregular or painful periods Traumatic injury with swelling and pain

Moves Qi, opens the channels and collaterals and relieves pain

Epigastric and abdominal pain from constrained Liver Qi or other Qi stagnation

Expels Wind and invigorates Blood

Bi pain from Wind, Cold and Damp with Blood stasis, felt mostly in the shoulders, arms and upper back

Reduces swelling

Painful swollen sores and lesions from accumulated toxic Heat with stagnant Qi and Blood