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    Wind-Cold Dispelling, Meridian-Warming & Bone-Knitting Analgesic (祛风散寒 / 温经通络活血止痛续筋接骨消肿药)

    攀援艾纳香 / 见风消 / 大叶艾 / 驳骨蛇 — Blumea riparia (Blume) DC. (syn. Conyza riparia)

    Pinyin: Pānyuán Àinàxiāng / Jiànfēngxiāo · Malay: Sembung Rambat / Sembung Akar / Chapa Rambat · Family: Asteraceae (菊科)

    Botanical Illustration

    Energetics

    Warm (微温 / 温)

    Flavor

    Pungent, slightly bitter, intensely aromatic, camphoraceous (辛、微苦、大香)

    Meridians

    Liver (肝), Spleen (脾), Kidney (肾), Lung (肺)

    Traditional Edict

    Disperses When Touched by Wind (Jian Feng Xiao). Climbing forest Blumea. Strongly warms channels, dispels wind-cold, unblocks collaterals, relieves traumatic sprains, fractures, and joint numbness.

    Cautions & Contraindications

    • Warm and blood-activating; STRICTLY CONTRAINDICATED in active pregnancy and active internal bleeding disorders.

    Clinical Applications

    • Traumatic bone fractures, ligament sprains and contusions, rheumatoid arthritis joint numbness, postpartum wind-cold joint aching, and acute flatulent colic.

    Quality Markers

    Blumealactones A, B, C (Sesquiterpenes) >= 0.50% & Cryptomeridiol (HPLC/GC-MS MHM standard)

    Mechanism & Phytochemistry

    1. Blumealactones and sesquiterpenes inhibit COX-2 and 5-LOX, suppressing PGE2 in inflamed joints and accelerating traumatic hematoma resorption. 2. 1,8-Cineole promotes local transdermal circulation. 3. Spasmolytic smooth muscle relaxation.

    Preparation & Dosage

    Sliced dried woody climbing stems decocted 20 minutes: 10-20 g daily. Fresh stems and leaves pounded with rice wine as warm poultice for bone fractures and sprains: 30-60 g. Medicated wine: 50 g steeped in 500 mL wine.

    Appended Prescriptions

    • 1. The Sovereign Bone-Knitting & Fracture Synergy with Cissus quadrangularis (Bai Fen Teng) and Dipsacus (Xu Duan). 2. Postnatal Joint-Warming Liniment with Zingiber montanum (Plai) and Sesame Oil.

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