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Pin Yin: xiyang shen-
Common name: American ginseng root
Botanical family: Araliaceae
Botanical name: Panax quinquefolium L.
Primary action: Supplement Yin
Temperature: cool
Taste: sweet, slightly bitter
Entering Channel: Lu, St, Kd
Actions:
Nourishes Yin, generates Fluids, reduces Heat from Vacuity, and benefits
the Qi; especially useful during recovery from febrile conditions characterized
by Vacuity of Yin with Heat.
Supplements Lung Yin.
(See
Kidney Yin Vacuity
;
Lung Yin Vacuity
;
Stomach Yin Vacuity
;
Vacuity Fire
;
Fluid Vacuity
;
Vacuity of Qi
.)
Dosage:
1-3 qian.
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