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.医学全在线www.med126.com
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.
