State/School

California License Exam, Pacific College Comps

Pharm Name

Junci Medulla

Common Name

Soft Rush Pith

Category

Drain Dampness

Ingredients

Taste

Sweet, Bland

Pao Zhi

Temperature

Cool

Action / Indication

1. Promotes urination and unblocks painful urinary dribbling: for hot painful urinary dribbling or other heat disorders with dark, scanty urine. 
2. Clears the Heart and directs fire downward: moves heat from the Heart channel downward into the Small Intestine channel where it is expelled through the urine. Commonly used in childhood sleep disorders accompanied by dark, scanty urine and irritability, especially at night. Can be used alone for this purpose. Also used in adults for insomnia or restless sleep due to lack of communication between the Heart and the Kidneys (i.e., excessive Heart fire with Kidney yin deficiency).

Treatment Principles

Stimulates Urination
Drains Heart Heat
Clears Damp-Heat
Cools the Blood

Contraindication

Caution with deficient cold patterns, and urinary incontinence.

Dosages

1.5-4.5g, decocted, or in pills.

Meridians

HT, SI, LU

Tom's Comment

1. Deng Xin Cao is commonly used with Dan Zhu Ye to address night-crying in infants due to Heart Heat
2. Charring of Deng Xing Cao is historical and not used in modern TCM

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