Turmeric 姜黄
Jiāng Huáng · Curcuma longa (Rhizoma)
Invigorate Blood 活血化瘀- Nature
- Warm 温
- Flavour
- Pungent, bitter 辛、苦
- Channels
- Spleen, Liver 脾·肝
- Part used
- Rhizome
- Species
- Curcuma longa L.
- Origin
- Sichuan, Fujian, Guangdong; India
Traditional actions
Invigorates the blood and moves qi, dispels wind and relieves pain (esp. shoulder/arm), reduces swelling.
Traditionally used for
Joint and shoulder pain, trauma/stasis, menstrual pain from stasis.