Wiseman’s Chinese Medical Database

lù lù tōng / 路路通 / 路路通 / liquidambar fruit;

Latin pharmacognostic name: Liquidambaris Fructus

Alternate English names: sweet gum fruit

Alternate Chinese names: 枫实 fēng shí; 枫木上球 fēng mù shàng qiú; 枫香果 fēng xiāng guǒ; 枫果 fēng guǒ; 枫球子 fēng qiú zǐ; 枫树球 fēng shù qiú

Origin: Plant

Use: medicinal

Category: Wind-damp–dispelling agents / Wind-cold-damp–dispelling agents

Properties: Bitter; balanced; nontoxic*.

Channel entry: liver and bladder channels.*

Indications:

• Dispels wind and quickens the network vessels: Wind-damp impediment (fēng shī bì) pain; hemiplegia; injury from knocks and falls.
• Disinhibits water and disperses swelling: Water swelling; inhibited urination.
• Frees the channels (menses) and promotes lactation: Amenorrhea; breast milk stoppage.

  Dosage & Method:

  Oral: Decoct (3–6g); or calcine preserving nature and grind to powder. Topical: Calcine preserving nature, grind, and apply mixed.

  Warning:

  Contraindicated in pregnancy.

  Product Area:

  Jiāngsū, Zhèjiāng, Jiāngxī, Fújiàn, Guǎngdōng.

  Etymology:

  The Chinese name literally means ""all roads free/clear"".