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Alternate Chinese names: 桑上寄生 sāng shàng jì shēng; 寄生树 jì shēng shù; 寄生草 jì shēng cǎo; 桑寄 sāng jì; 寄生 jì shēng; 广寄生 guǎng jì shēng

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Taxillus chinensis (DC.) Danser. [= Loranthus chinensis DC.]. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Use: Medicinal

Category: Wind-damp–dispelling agents / Wind-damp–dispelling sinew-strengthening agents

Properties: Bitter, sweet; balanced.

Channel entry: Liver and kidney channels.

Actions and indications:

• Dispels wind-damp, boosts the liver and kidney, and strengthens sinew and bone: Wind-damp impediment pain; aching lumbus and knees.
• Quiets the fetus: Fetal bleeding; stirring fetus.

Dosage and method: Oral: 10–15g in decoctions.

Quality: Ovate leaves and supple woody stems are signs of good quality.

Production area: Guǎngdōng, Guǎngxī, and other regions south of the Yangtze. Although the Chinese Pharmacopoeia only recognizes Taxillus chinensis, some sources also recognize Viscum coloratum, which is produced in Héběi, Liáoníng, Inner Mongolia, and Hénán, but also in southern parts of China.

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