Bencao Index https://bencaoindex.com/ https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/sheng-ma/ 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/sheng-ma/">Bencao Index</a> sheng ma 升麻 Rhizoma Cimicifugae Cimicifuga shoma seungma Cool, Acrid, Release Exterior Lung Large Intestine Stomach Spleen

Releases the Exterior and vents measles

Headache from Wind-Heat Measles in the early stage, or a rash that has not fully come out

Clears Heat and resolves toxicity, especially in the upper body

Fire toxin in the upper or surface parts of the body: toothache, swollen or painful gums, ulcers of the lips or gums, mouth sores, and a sore, swollen throat Sores or maculae in Warm-Heat pathogen diseases Epidemic toxic swellings affecting the face and head

Raises Yang and lifts sunken Qi

Sinking or deficient Middle Qi with shortness of breath, fatigue and prolapse Spasm of the Dai channel

Guides other herbs upward

Directing a formula's action toward the head and upper body