Medicinals
shí nán yè / 石南叶 / 石南葉 / photinia leaf
Latin pharmacognostic name: Photiniae Folium
Alternate English names:
Alternate Chinese names: 石楠叶 shí nán yè
Origin: Plant
Use: medicinal
Category: Wind-damp–dispelling agents / Wind-damp–dispelling sinew-strengthening agents
Properties: Acrid and bitter; balanced.
Channel entry: liver and kidney channels.
Indications:
Dispels wind-damp; frees the network vessels; boosts the kidney.
wind impediment (fēng bì); head wind headache; hemilateral headache; kidney vacuity lumbar pain; limp aching lumbus and knees; itchy wind papules; yáng wilt (impotence); uterine cold.
Dosage & Method:
Oral: Decoct (4.5–9g) or use in pills and powders. Topical: Grind to a powder and sprinkle on; blow into the nose.
Warning:
Contraindicated in yīn vacuity with effulgent fire.
Product Area:
Guǎngdōng and Guǎngxī.