Knowledge Base/Herbs/Wuyao (Combined Spicebush Root)
Educational and cultural reference only — not medical advice. We do not diagnose, do not prescribe, do not recommend medicines or doses, and make no claim to treat or cure any condition. Nothing here should delay you from seeking care. If you have a health concern, consult a licensed healthcare professional.
理气药 · Qi-regulating

Wuyao (Combined Spicebush Root) wū yào · 乌药

Lindera aggregata (root; also cited as Lindera strychnifolia)

Nature and flavour. Pungent, warm; Lung, Spleen, Kidney and Bladder systems.

Classically grouped with the herbs that move Qi and ease pain, and with those that warm the Kidney and Bladder. The traditional texts place it with cold-type pain in the lower abdomen, with hernia-type pain, and with frequent urination in the elderly. What the literature assigns to it is a category of use, not a demonstrated effect, and this entry makes no claim of benefit.

性味归经。辛，温；归肺、脾、肾、膀胱经。

传统上列入行气止痛、温肾散寒一类。古典文献将其用于寒凝气滞所致的少腹疼痛、疝气疼痛，以及老年尿频之属。以上为文献所载的用法归类，并非已被证明的效应，本条不作疗效陈述。

Classical category · no formulas, no dosages, no herb-drug combinations are given.
Safety. Warm and drying, and classically avoided where there is heat, where Qi is depleted, or where Yin is depleted with heat signs. Safety in pregnancy and during breastfeeding is not established, so it should not be taken then. It is one of several roots sold by similar-sounding names; a packet labelled wu yao is not a guarantee of which plant it contains unless a qualified professional has confirmed it. No amount is given here.

温燥之品，热证、气虚及阴虚有热者传统上不宜。孕期与哺乳期的安全性未确立，故不应服用。市售同名或近名的根类药材不止一种，仅凭「乌药」标签不能确保品种无误，须由专业人员鉴别。本条不列用量。

← PreviousChristina Loosestrife 金钱草Next →Chenxiang (Agarwood) 沉香

Other Qi-regulating herbs

9 related entries.

Aged tangerine peel陈皮Bitter orange (immature)枳实Aucklandia root木香Cyperus rhizome香附Buddha's Hand Citron佛手Chenxiang (Agarwood)沉香Xiebai (Chinese Chive Bulb)薤白Qingpi (Immature Tangerine Peel)青皮Dafupi (Areca Husk)大腹皮

← All Herbs entries