Curcuma (Wenyujin)
Moves blood, relieves constraint.
Overview
Curcuma wenyujin (Yujin) is acrid-bitter-cold—moves blood, relieves pain, clears heat, cools blood, benefits Gallbladder—for constrained heat-blood patterns.
Nature & meridians
Acrid, bitter, cold; Liver, Heart, Lung.
Key ideas
- Qi-blood constraint with heat: stabbing hypochondriac pain.
- Jaundice / spirit clouding: only within institutional formulas.
Aromatherapy notes
Pregnancy caution; qi deficiency bleeding without stasis—avoid; material identity must match prescribed slices.
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Data Source: Tianfu Aromatherapy Institute
Disclaimer: For health literacy only—not a substitute for medical care.