xiang fu 香附

Pharmaceutical name英文藥名﹕
Cyperus Rhizome
Other Names別名﹕
que tou xiang, xiang fu mi, lei gong tou.
雀頭香﹐香附子﹐香附米﹐雷公頭。
Common Name英文名﹕
purple nutsedge, purple nutgrass, coco sedge, coco grass, nut sedge, nut grass
Distribution產地﹕
all parts of the warm areas of the world, mainly in shandong, Zhejiang, Hunan, Henan provinces of China. Those produced in Shandong is called dong xiang fu and those produced Zhejiang is called nan xiang fu (south xiang fu), which is deemed to be better quality.
分佈於世界各溫暖地區。 主產於山東﹐浙江﹐湖南﹐河南等地區。產于山東的稱東香附﹐產于浙江的稱南香附。品質較佳。
Properties(characteristics)性味﹕
acrid, mildly bitter, neutral
味辛，甘﹐微苦，性平
Medical functions:
/antibiotic
/anti-inflammation
/anti-pyretic
/lowers blood pressure
/anesthetic
/inhibits contraction of uterus
/the oily part possesses estrogen effect
藥理﹕
/抗菌﹐
/抗炎﹐
/解熱﹐
/降血壓﹐
/鎮痛﹐
/抑制子宮收縮等作用，
/所含的油有微弱的雌激素樣作用。
Channels (meridians) entered歸經﹕
liver, triple burners (san jiao)
肝﹐三焦經。
Actions & Indications主治﹕
Improves mood and rid of depression, regulates menses and rid of pain, for ulcers, weak digestion, irregular menses.
理氣解郁，調經止痛。治胃痛，消化不良，月經不調。
Samples of formulae處方舉例﹕
1. For pain during menses: xiang fu 12 g, yi mu cao 12 g, dan shen 15 g, bai shao 10 g. Make into decoction with water. One prescription a day. Make into 2 servings. Start using 3 ~ 5 days before menses.
2. For flatulence, pain in rib cage area, fever and chill, chronic hepatitis, gall bladder diseases, chronic entertitis, ulcer, or cystic mastitis:    chai hu shu gan tang
1. 治經痛：香附12克﹐益母草12克﹐丹 参15克﹐白芍10克，水煎服，於經前3～5天開始服用。每日1劑，早晚各服1次 。
2. 治慢 性肝炎、膽病、慢性胃炎、潰瘍病、肋間神經痛、胃神經官能症、乳腺小葉增生和囊性增生病﹕柴 胡疏肝湯
Cautions禁忌﹕
Not to use by itself in cases of xue xu (blood deficient)  or qixu (qi deficient). Use care in cases of  yinxu (yin deficient) and/or  xue re (heat in blood) condition.
血虛 氣虛 者不宜單獨使用。 陰虛 血熱 者慎服[1]



[1]中 華人民共和國國家藥典委員會，中華人民共和國藥典ㄧ部 (2005) ，化學工業出版社