Lindera aggregata, L. strychnifolia  乌 药 Wū yào   Spicebush root, Allspice Family: Lauraceae        
Nature- warm     FLAVOR: Pungent, acrid, bitter.   CHANNELS: Spleen, Lung, Kidney, Bladder
FUNCTIONS
GROUP: Regulating Qi
1. Regulate Qi.
2. Disperse Cold.[1]
3. Expels gas.[1] Carminative.
4. Corrects Energy and relieves congestion.[1] Increases peristalsis- stronger than Mu Xiang.[4]
5. Reduces inflammation.[1] Alleviates pain.[1,4]
INDICATIONS
1. Stomach ache. Gastric ulcers, gastritis.[1] Abdominal distension and pain.[1,4]
2. Apoplexy, headaches.[1]
3. Frequent urination.
4. Rheumatoid back and leg pains.[1]
5. Hernia.[1] Dysmenorrhea.[1]
6. Traumatic injuries.[1]
PATENT COMBINATIONS
PREPARATIONS: Dried Root. Decoction  3-9 g each dose.[1,2] 3-12 g.[4] Leaves- External use, crush for application on affected parts.[1]

-Cold symptoms in digestion, such as soft stool, bubbling stomach, low abdominal pain- combine with Xiang fu.[4]
HABITAT: Grows in shrub thickets along mountainsides.
DESCRIPTION: Evergreen shrub or small tree. Roots; fat and large, small at both ends, forming a bead shape. Young branches covered densely with rusty colored fine hairs. Leaves; alternate, leathery or semi-leathery, broadly oval or ovate, apexes acute or tail-like bases rounded or broadly cuneate, margins intact, 3-veined, petioled. Flowers; in summer, yellowish-green, growing from terminal and axillary stems, forming umbellate inflorescences. Drupe; black and globular.
References
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