Anemarrhena ( 知母 )... Chinese Herb ...
 Latin
Plant Name
Anemarrhenae Asphodeloidis
Pinyin
Mandarin Name
Zhi Mu
Common
English Name
Anemarrhena
Part
of Plant Used
Root
Nature
Cold
Taste
Bitter
Meridians
Entered
Lung, Stomach, Kidney
Common
Usages
This herb is often used in formulas to treat coughs with yellow phlegm,
fever, dry stools, and other internal heat conditions; and to treat diabetics
with symptoms of irritability and fever ( TCM : Yin-deficiency heat symptoms).
Traditional
Usages and Functions
Clears heat and quells fire; nurtures yin and moistens dry conditions;
drains heat in the Lower Burner; generates fluids and clears heat.
Common
Formulas Used In
Anemarrhena, Phellodendron, and Rehmannia; Xanthium and Magnolia.
Processing
Required
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Remarks
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Cautions
in Use
Do not use if there is watery diarrhea ( TCM : deficient Spleen).
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