Bencao Index https://bencaoindex.com/ https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/yu-jin/ 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/yu-jin/">Bencao Index</a> yu jin 郁金 Curcumae Radixuma Curcuma Tuber ukon ulgeum Invigorate the Blood Lung Heart Liver

Invigorates Blood, dispels stasis, moves Qi, relieves pain and speeds the healing of chronic sores

Blood stasis from trauma, used internally and topically Chronic sores Stagnant Liver Qi with pain in the chest, flanks or abdomen, or painful periods Liver Qi stagnation with Heat signs, for which it is especially suited Irregular periods and distending abdominal masses from stagnant Qi and Blood Constrained Liver Qi affecting the Stomach Enlarged liver and spleen of the kind seen in cirrhosis

Clears Heat and cools the Blood

Heat at the Blood (Xue) level with nosebleed, vomiting of blood or blood in the urine Nosebleed at the start of the period (inverted menstruation), where it is especially useful Early periods or blood-streaked menses when Heat forces Blood out of the vessels

Clears the Heart and Pericardium and opens the orifices

Phlegm-Heat or Damp-Heat clouding the Heart orifices, with anxiety, agitation, disorientation, seizures or manic behavior

Benefits the Gallbladder and resolves jaundice

Gallbladder disorders, including gallstones Jaundice, including jaundice from Damp-Heat