liu ji nu

刘寄奴·Herba Artemisiae Anomalae

Anomalous Artemesia

About liu ji nu

Liu Ji Nu (刘寄奴) is an artemisia, recorded as Herba Artemisiae Anomalae. It is bitter in flavour and warm in temperature, entering the Heart and Spleen channels. The catalogue files it among the herbs that invigorate the Blood.

Names

Pinyin	liu ji nu
Chinese	刘寄奴
Latin Name	Herba Artemisiae Anomalae
English Name	Anomalous Artemesia·artemisia
Japanese	ryukido
Korean	yugino

Classification

Category: Invigorate the Blood
Channels: Spleen, Heart
Flavour: Bitter
Temperature: Warm
Family: Asteraceae
Species: Artemisia anomala
Tags: Chinese Herbs, Common

Actions and indications

Breaks up Blood stasis, promotes menstruation and relieves pain

Amenorrhea from Blood stasis
Abdominal pain after childbirth, or other abdominal pain, from severe stasis
Traumatic injury such as sprains, bruising, fractures or falls, with severe pain and stasis

Reduces Food stagnation, transforms accumulation and awakens the Spleen

Food retention causing indigestion and a painful abdomen

Applied topically as a powder

Burns, bruises and bleeding wounds

Combinations

dang gui + chi shao
Blood Stasis with absent or painful periods
huang qi + dang shen
Qi Deficiency with uterine bleeding and abdominal pain
gu sui bu + yan hu suo
Trauma with sprains, fractures, swelling and severe pain
shan zha + ji nei jin + hou po
Food Stagnation with a full, distended and painful abdomen (the herb can also be used alone for this)
dang gui + chi shao + hong hua
Amenorrhea. Postpartum abdominal pain.
dang gui + tao ren + hong hua
External and traumatic injuries.
chai hu + zao jiao ci + huang qin + hu zhang + bai ji li + hong hua + ze xie + bing lang + qian cao (tan)
Hepatomegaly. Hepatitis.
shan zha + mai ya + ji nei jin + zhi shi + hou po
Indigestion with Food Stasis.

Dosage

Age	Raw	Granule	Tincture	Concentrate	Frequency
Any	6-15 g	—	—	—	—

Cautions

pregnancy Not for use in pregnancy; it forcefully breaks stasis and moves the menses
caution Too much brings on vomiting and diarrhea
caution For Excess disorders only; in a depleted patient a stasis-breaking herb does harm without doing its work
caution Heavy or prolonged menstrual bleeding, which moving the Blood can increase
caution Fractures, head injury and significant bruising need conventional medical assessment