Properties:
The herb is sweet in flavour, neutral in nature, and acts
on the lung, spleen and kidney channels. Sweet, neutral,
moist, not dry and not greasy for invigorating Qi and
nourishing Yin, it is good for invigorating Qi and Yin
of the lung, spleen and kidney channels, inducing
astringency in the middle-jiao, to control spermatorrhea
and reducing urination. It can be used in compatibitity
with other herbs to treat deficiency of the lung,
lingering cough, asthma, deficiency of the spleen,
anorexia, loose stool, deficiency of the kidney,
spermatorrhea, frequent micturition and other syndromes.
Effects:
Invigorating Qi, nourishing Yin controlling spermatorrhea
and reducing urination.
Indication:
1. For lingering cough and asthma of deficiency type
caused by deficiency of the lung or by deficiency of
both lung and kidney, it is often used in combination
with dangshen, straight ladybell root, schisandra fruit,
dogwood fruit, psoralea fruit and other herbs for
tonifying the lung and kidney and improving breathing to
relieve asthma.
2. For deficiency of the spleen and stomach, anorexia
and loose stool, it is often used in combination with
white atractylodes rhizome, poria, coix, seed and other
herbs for strengthening the spleen and arresting
diarrhea.
3. The herb is often used in combination with schisandra
fruit, dogwood fruit, flatstem, dodder seed and other
herbs for tonifying the kidney and controlling
spermatorrhea, to treat defickiency of the kidney-qi,
failure to astringe the lower-jiao and seminal emission;
and with dodder seed, psoralea fruit, ginkgo nut, white
atractylodes rhizome, argyi leaf and other herbs for
warming Yang and arresting leukorrhea, to treat
deficiency of the kidney, watery leukorrhea and cold
pain in the waist and abdomen.
In addition, The herb is oftenused in combination with
herbs for promoting the generation of the body fluid and
quenching thirst to treat diabetes.
Dosage and Administration:
10-30g. Used stir-baked for strengthening the spleen and
quenching thirst, and used unprepared for others.
