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Pin Yin: yu zhu
Common name: Solomon's seal rhizome
Botanical family: Liliaceae
Botanical name: 1, Polygonatum odoratum (Mill.) Druce var. pluriflorum (Miq.) Ohwi [= P. officinale All.]; 2, P. involucratum Maxim.; 3, P. inflatum Komar.; 4, P. macropodium Turcz.
Primary action: Supplement Yin
Temperature: cool
Taste: sweet
Entering Channel: Lu, St
Actions:
Nourishes Yin and moistens Dryness; Supplements Lung and Stomach Yin; used for Steaming Bone Pattern and Wasting and Thirsting Pattern.
Extinguishes Wind generated by Vacuity of Yin; also used for Exterior Wind Heat when chronic Vacuity of Yin is present.
(See
Lung Yin Vacuity;
Stomach Yin Vacuity;
Fluid Vacuity;
Vacuity Fire;
Wasting and Thirsting Pattern
.)
Dosage:
3-5 qian.
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