Tai Zi Shen

Botanical Name: Pseudostellariae Radix

Tai Zi Shen

Category: Tonify the Qi

Taste: Sweet, Slightly Bitter

Temperature: Neutral

Channels Entered: Lung, Spleen

Dosage: 9-30g

Key Characteristics: Tonifies the qi and yin, but rather weakly.

Cautions and Contraindicaitons:

• None

Actions and Indications:

• Strenghtens the Spleen and augments the qi: for Spleen and Stomach deficiency with fatigue and lack of appetite. Also for Lung qi deficiency with spontaneous sweating.
• Generates fluids: for thirst and injury to fluids after a febrile disease. Also for unrelenting fever or summerheat in children.