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Amber, Succinus

Amber, Succinus. Class: Spirit calming. Properties: Mild; Sweet. Meridians: Bladder; Liver; Heart

๐ŸŒฟ Names
Pinyin Name
Xi Hu Po
ไธญๆ–‡ๅ (Chinese)
่ฅฟ็ฅ็€
Latin Name
Succinus
English Name
Amber, Succinus
โ˜ฏ TCM Properties
Properties (ๆ€งๅ‘ณ)
Mild; Sweet
Meridians (ๅฝ’็ป)
Bladder; Liver; Heart
Part Used
Pinus spp.
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Spirit calming
ๅŠŸๆ•ˆๅˆ†็ฑป (CN)
ๅฎ‰็ฅž
๐Ÿฉบ Clinical Profile
Function (ๅŠŸ่ƒฝ)
1. treatment of infantile convulsions and epilepsy. amber (hupo) is used with centipede (wugong) and scorpion (quanxie). 2. treatment of palpitations, insomnia and dream-disturbed sleep. amber (hupo) is used with wild jujube seed (suanzaoren) and multiflower knotweed (yejiaoteng). 3. treatment of dysmenorrhea or amenorrhea due to blood stagnation. amber (hupo) is used with chinese angelica root (danggui), zedoary (ezhu) and lindera root (wuyao) in the formula hupo san. 4. treatment of urinary tr
Indication (ไธปๆฒป)
Sedative and diuretic.
Clinical Manifestations
Sedative and diuretic.
๐Ÿ”— External References
TCMID
7625
TCM-ID
2227