Ge Gen - Release Exterior: Wind Heat
SP, ST - (10-20g) |
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When general Ge Gen laid siege to the great city his men caught the measles
and developed fever and muscle pain. Knowing
that he could turn this to his advantage he ordered his men to weakly
lift their SP yang by catapulting their diarrhea
covered blankets over the walls. Finally he ordered his men to infect the
river so that the besieged city would be unable to relieve
thirst and nourish fluids.
English Name: pueraria root, kudzu, lobed kudzuvine
Pharmacuetical Name: Radix Puerariae
Properties: sweet, acrid, cool
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Explanation of
Key Words in this story... |
measles |
vents measles |
weakly lift their SP yang... diarrhea |
weakly lifts SP yang; alleviates diarrhea |
relieve thirst and nourish fluids |
nourishes fluid; alleviates thirst |
fever and muscle pain |
releases muscle; reduces fever |
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Ge Gen Actions and Indications
- Releases muscles; reduces fever (exterior disorder
lodged in muscle layer with fever, chills, headache, stiff or tight
upper back and neck)
- Nourishes the fluid; alleviates thirst (thirst due
to febrile diseases, yin deficiency xiao ke)
- Vents measles (early stage incomplete expression
of measles)
- Lifts SP yang; alleviates diarrhea (weakly lifts
SP yang, diarrhea due to heat; diarrhea due to SP deficiency - combine
with other herbs)
- (cc: careful with yang deficient diarrhea)
Alternative Forms:
- Ge Hua (Flos Pueraria lobata) - sweet, cool;
ST; relieves alcoholic poisoning; 3-12g
Special Notes:
- For incomplete expression of measles combine Ge Gen with Sheng
Ma, Bai Shao, and Gan
Cao
- A comparison of Ge Gen, Chai Hu, and Sheng
Ma reveals that Ge Gen is weakest to lift SP
yang while Sheng Ma is strongest to lift
SP yang.
- Considered the best herb for acute neck and shoulder injury
- Modern use for treatment of hypertension and to lower blood glucose
- Grows wild throughout the USA
- Eaten in Japan for abdominal problems, dries up diarrhea, colds
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