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Dioscoria ( 山药 ) ...Chinese Herb...
 Latin
Plant Name
Dioscoria Oppositae
Pinyin
Mandarin Name
Shan Yao
Common
English Name
Chinese Yam
Part
of Plant Used
Root
Nature
Neutral
Taste
Sweet
Meridians
Entered
Kidney, Lung, Spleen
Common
Usages
This neutral herb is used in formulas as a tonic to treat most symptoms
of chronic weakness, including chronic diarrhea, fatigue, leukorrhea, sperm
leakage, spontaneous sweating, poor appetite, and asthma with dry cough;
also can be applied locally for skin eruptions.
Traditional
Usages and Functions
Tonifies and benefits Spleen and Stomach; benefits Lungs and nourishes Kidneys;
nourishes base of body through digestive stabilization.
Common
Formulas Used In
Anemarrhena, Phellodendron, and Rehmannia; Eight Immortal Long Life Pill;
Ginseng and Atractylodes; Rehmannia and Dogwood Fruit; Rehmannia and Magnetitum;
Rehmannia Eight; Rehmannia Six.
Processing
Required
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Remarks
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Cautions
in Use
Do not use where there is a strong excess condition with dampness.
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