White Ji Li is a traditional Chinese medicine that can relieve liver stagnation and depression. When combined with different herbs, it can produce different medicinal effects. It is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat difficult-to-cure diseases.
【Efficacy and Functions of White Ji Li】
1. Relieving liver stagnation and depression
In traditional Chinese medicine, White Ji Li is considered to have a pungent and bitter taste and a slightly warm nature. It has a good effect on relieving liver stagnation, resolving depression, dispelling wind, and improving vision. It is beneficial for the eyes.
It can be taken by people who suffer from headaches, dizziness, and irritability. It can also be taken with other herbs such as Mulberry Leaves, Chrysanthemum Flowers, Honeysuckle, and Hook Vine for those who have trouble falling asleep at night.
2. Protecting the eyes
People with tinnitus and headaches can take White Ji Li with Chrysanthemum Flowers, Cassia Seeds, and Summer Cypress. For redness, excessive tearing, eye congestion, and sensitivity to light, it can be taken with Mulberry Leaves, Chrysanthemum Flowers, and Chinese Senega. It can also be taken by lactating mothers who have insufficient milk supply.
3. Promoting Qi circulation and blood circulation
For people who experience abdominal distension and pain, White Ji Li can be taken with other herbs such as Wuyao, Paeonia, Chuanlianzi, and Xiangfu. It can also be used to treat vitiligo. It can be ground into powder and taken with a dosage of 6 grams each time.
【Combination and Application of White Ji Li】
1. Combination with Polygonum Multiflorum
Polygonum Multiflorum nourishes the liver and kidneys, replenishes essence and blood, while White Ji Li clears the liver, calms the liver, improves vision, and promotes blood circulation. The combination of these two herbs nourishes and supplements while dispelling wind evil, nourishing the liver and kidneys. It is mainly used to treat headaches, dizziness, premature graying of hair, and other symptoms.
2. Combination with Albizzia Bark
Albizzia Bark soothes the mind, dispels blood stasis, reduces swelling, and relieves pain, while White Ji Li relieves liver stagnation and depression. The combination of these two herbs is used to treat blood deficiency and liver stagnation, chest and rib pain, enlarged liver and spleen, and generalized itching.
3. Combination with Chrysanthemum Flower
Both herbs can calm the liver and improve vision. White Ji Li is more effective in dispersing liver stagnation, while Chrysanthemum Flower is better at clearing the liver and dispersing heat. The combination of these two herbs, with one being strong and the other being gentle, one clearing and the other dispersing, is the most effective in calming the liver and improving vision. It is used to treat symptoms such as liver yang disturbance, dizziness, wind-heat dispersal or liver depression transforming into heat causing headaches.
