Sheng Ma
升麻 shēng má , "ascending hemp"

Category:

Release the Exterior (Diaphoretics)

Cool, Acrid Herbs that Release Exterior

Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

	Tastes: Acrid , Sweet		Dosage: 3-9g

	Cautions: Should not be used when there is Floating Yang with Yin Deficiency, wheezing and fullness in the chest with a sense of qi rebelling upward, or for measles after the rash has been expressed		Meridians: Lung , Spleen , Stomach , Large Intestine
	Preparation: • Unprepared • Honey-fried • Charred • Dry-fried		Quality: Good quality - bit roots with a brownish black surface, compact texture, a yellowish green cross section, and no hairy roots
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (17) li shī qīng shǔ yì qì tāng (Master Li's Decoction to clear Summerheat and Augment the Qi) bǔ zhōng yì qì tāng (Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) jì chuān jiān (Benefit the River (Flow) Decoction) jiā jiǎn bǔ zhōng yì qì tāng (Modified Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) jǔ yuán jiān (Lift the Source Decoction) pǔ jì xiāo dú yǐn (Universal Benefit Decoction to Eliminate Toxin) qīng wèi sǎn (Clear the Stomach powder) qīng wèi tāng (Clear the Stomach Decoction) shén shí zhū líng tāng (Polyporus Decoction from Master Shen) shēng má gě gēn tāng (Cimicifuga and Kudzu Decoction) shēng xiàn tāng (Raise the Sinking Decoction) tiáo zhōng yì qì tāng (Regulate the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) xīn yí sǎn (Magnolia Flower Powder) xuān dú fā biǎo tāng (Dissipate Toxin and Release Exterior Decoction) yì qì cōng míng tāng (Augment the Qi and Increase Acuity Decoction) zhōng mǎn fēn xiāo tāng (Separate and Reduce Fullness in the Middle Decoction) zǐ xuě dān (Purple Snow Special Pill)

Family:

Ranunculaceae

Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Rhizoma Cimicifugae

Botanical: Cimicifuga Heracleifolia Kom., Cimicifuga Dahurica (turcz.) Maxim, Cimicifuga Foetida L.

Japanese: shōma

Korean: seungma

Common: bugbane rhizome, cimicifuga, black cohosh rhizome

Temperature: Slightly Cold

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Vents measles add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Discharges exterior conditions add comment

	+1 Andrea Murchison (Rootdown Editor) Clears heat and relieves toxicity add comment

	+1 Kim Bonsteel Also guides other medicinals toward the yangming bowels. 1 comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Headache due to exterior wind-heat add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Early stage of measles add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Sore teeth add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Ulcerated lips or gums add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Canker sores add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Painful and swollen throat add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Girdle vessel spasms add comment

Sheng Ma升麻 shēng má , "ascending hemp"

Sheng Ma
升麻 shēng má , "ascending hemp"