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Pin Yin: tianmen dong-
Common name: asparagus root
Botanical family: Liliaceae
Botanical name: Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr.
Primary action: Supplement Yin
Temperature: cold
Taste: sweet, bitter
Entering Channel: Lu, Kd
Actions:
Nourishes Yin, moistens dryness, and descends Vacuity Fire; used for
Yin Vacuity with Heat and for Wasting and Thirsting Pattern.
(See
Interior-Heat-Vacuity (Vacuity
of Yin)
;
Vacuity Fire
;
Wasting and Thirsting Pattern
.)
Dosage:
2-5 qian.
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