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Home ->
Single Herb Library -> Li Shui Shen Shi Yao -> bei xie |
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| Pin-yin: |
bei xie |
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| English name: |
Tokoro |
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| Where grown: |
Central and south China. |
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| Source: |
Dried rhizome of Dioscorea hypoglauca Palib. or Dioscorea septemloba Thunb. |
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| Ingredients: |
Dioscin, Tokorogenin, Gracillin, Kogagenin, Diosgenin, Yamogenin, Yononin, Tokoronin, Dimethyl-terephthalate, Furost-5-ene-3ß,22,26-f riol 3,26-bis-O-glycoside |
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| Properties: |
Bitter, neutral |
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| Channels entered: |
Liver, stomach, bladder |
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| Function: |
Expels wind and dampness and separates the pure from the turbid. |
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| Major Clinic Usage: |
For arthritis due to wind-cold, numbness and soreness in the lower back and knees, turbid urination, stranguria and leukorrhea, edema due to nephritis. |
| Cautions: |
Contraindicated in cases of kidney or yin deficiency. |
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| Usage and Dosage: |
10~15g |
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| Storage: |
Store in a dry place. Protect from dampness. |
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