Yu Jin
鬱金(郁金) yù jīn, "(treat) depression (like) gold, contrained gold"

Category:

Regulate the Blood

Invigorate the Blood

Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

	Tastes: Acrid , Bitter		Dosage: 6-12g

	Cautions: No Qi or Blood Stasis, Yin Xu from Blood loss Caution during Pregnancy avoid use during Pregnancy		Meridians: Lung , Heart , Liver
	Preparation: No preparation data at this time		Quality: Consists of large, solid and heavy, ovoid roots witha greyish yellow or greyish brown surface, few wrinkles, and a horny cross section.
	Reference Source: "Extension of the Materia Medica" by Zhang Zhong-Jing, c1,100's Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (4) ān gōng niú huáng wán (Calm the Palace with Cattle Gallstone Pill ) niú huáng qīng xīn wán (Cattle Gallstone Pill to Clear the Heart) qīng dǎn xiè huǒ tāng (Clear the Gallbladder and Drain Fire Decoction) xīng rén huá shí tāng (Apricot Kernel and Talcum Decoction)

Family:

Zingiberaceae

Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Tuber Curcumae, Curcumae Radix

Botanical: Curcuma wenyujin Y.H. CHEN & C. LING (=Curcuma aromatica SALISB), Curcuma longa L., Curcuma kwangsiensis S.G. LEE & C.F. LIANG, Curcuma phaeocaulis VA

Japanese: ukon

Korean: ulgeum

Common: turmeric tuber, curcuma tuber

Temperature: Cool

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Breaks up Blood Stasis. add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Clears the Heart add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) and Cools Blood. add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Benefits Gallbladder and Reduces jaundice. add comment

	+1 Brandy Proppe Know this one by its looks… Color = LV/GB: moves blood and LV qi, softens GB stones Color = cold temp: cools blood, stops heat related bleeding Looks like a slice of hard phlegm: for shen disorders caused by phlegm, and phlegm jaundice add comment

	+1 Brandy Proppe (鬱金(郁金), (treat) depression (like) gold, contrained gold) Yu Jin (using) its looks to remember its functions… Color = LV/GB: moves blood and LV qi, softens GB stones Color = cold temp: cools blood, stops heat related bleeding Looks like a slice of hard phlegm: for shen disorders caused by phlegm, and phlegm jaundice add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Opens the ofifices add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Nosebleed 1 comment

	+1 Laura Drago Vomiting of blood add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Agitation add comment

Yu Jin鬱金(郁金) yù jīn, "(treat) depression (like) gold, contrained gold"

Yu Jin
鬱金(郁金) yù jīn, "(treat) depression (like) gold, contrained gold"