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    Wind-Cold Dispelling, Meridian-Warming & Postnatal Heated-Compress Sovereign (祛风除湿 / 温经止痛健脾行气散寒消肿药)

    箭叶千年芋 / 假千年健 / 箭叶春芋 / 柯摩洋 — Homalomena sagittifolia Jungh. ex Schott

    Pinyin: Jiànyè Qiānniányù / Jiǎ Qiānniánjiàn · Malay: Keladi Kemoyang / Kemoyang / Kemoja · Family: Araceae (天南星科)

    Botanical Illustration

    Energetics

    Warm (微温 / 温)

    Flavor

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

    Meridians

    Liver (肝), Kidney (肾), Spleen (脾), Stomach (胃)

    Traditional Edict

    Arrowleaf Homalomena (Keladi Kemoyang). Aromatic sagittate leaves and ginger-taro rhizomes. Heated in Malay Bertungku compress to expel pelvic cold, unblock wind-damp arthritis, warm stomach cramps, and firm postpartum womb.

    Cautions & Contraindications

    • Raw fresh sap contains mild calcium oxalate raphides (always heat or boil before internal or prolonged skin contact). Contraindicated in severe Yin deficiency with dry tongue. Caution in pregnancy.

    Clinical Applications

    • Postpartum uterine subinvolution and pelvic cold chills (Bentan), chronic degenerative lumbar/knee osteoarthritis, functional dyspeptic cold flatulence, and traumatic contusions.

    Quality Markers

    Linalool >= 40.00%, Homalomenol A & B, a-Terpineol & Essential Oils >= 1.50% (GC-MS/HPLC MHM standard)

    Mechanism & Phytochemistry

    1. Linalool and homalomenol sesquiterpenoids penetrate transdermally during heated compression, blocking voltage-gated calcium channels in smooth muscle to relieve cramps. 2. Non-competitively inhibits COX-2. 3. Promotes local microvascular hyperemic flushing.

    Preparation & Dosage

    THE SOVEREIGN MATERNAL HEATED BERTUNGKU COMPRESS: 50 g fresh sliced rhizomes heated with river stone in cloth wrap over abdomen for 30 min daily. Dried sliced rhizomes in decoction: 6-12 g daily. Medicated liniment with coconut oil.

    Appended Prescriptions

    • 1. Royal Malay Postpartum Abdominal Heated Compress with Zingiber ottensii (Lempoyang Hitam) and Morinda citrifolia leaf. 2. Rainforest Lumbar-Warming Decoction with Eucommia ulmoides.

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