Category
Tonify the Yin
Pin Yin
Latin Name
Glenhiae/Adenophorae Radix
English Name
Dosage
9-15g
Entering Channels
LU
Flavor
slightly bitter
Temperature
slightly cold
Pregnancy
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Chinese Herbal Formulas (Comprehensive List)
Individual Essential Oils
Kampo Name
Kampo Number
Kanji
Katakana
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Key Characteristics:
- Nourishes the yin, clears the Lungs, augments the Stomach, and generates fluids.
Cautions & Contraindications:
- Contraindicated for coughs due to wind-cold or in cases of cold from deficiency of the Lungs and Stomach
Actions & Indications:
- Nourishes the Lung yin and clears Lung heat: for dry, non-productive cough from heat injuring the Lung yin marked by a dry mouth and thirst.
- Nourishes the Stomach yin and generates fluids: for dry and parched mouth, thirst, and irritability. Especially useful when the problem is due to pathogenic heat, such as that of a warm pathogen disease injuring the Stomach yin.
