Bencao Index https://bencaoindex.com/ https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/shi-chang-pu/ 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/shi-chang-pu/">Bencao Index</a> shi chang pu 石菖蒲 Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii acorus shobu seokchangpo Aromatic Open Orifices Stomach Heart

Opens the Orifices, transforms Phlegm, clears turbidity, calms the Spirit and disperses Wind

Phlegm-Damp clouding the Heart and sensory orifices: deafness, ringing in the ears, dizziness, poor memory, dull senses, disorientation, and seizures or stupor Seizures or stupor from Wind-Phlegm Restlessness, forgetfulness and poor concentration from Phlegm-Damp

Transforms turbid Damp, harmonizes the Middle Jiao, awakens the Spleen and moves Qi

Damp and turbidity obstructing the Spleen and Stomach: fullness and lumps in the chest and epigastrium, poor appetite, and abdominal fullness and pain Middle Jiao Damp-Heat

Promotes Blood flow, reduces swelling, and treats Wind-Damp Bi and sores

Wind-Cold-Damp Bi Sores, treated internally or on the skin Traumatic injury

Benefits the throat

Hoarseness from laryngitis or inflamed vocal cords