Medicinals
sāng jì shēng / 桑寄生 / 桑寄生 / mistletoe
Latin pharmacognostic name: Taxilli Herba
Alternate English names:
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
Origin: Plant
Use: medicinal
Category: Wind-damp–dispelling agents / Wind-damp–dispelling sinew-strengthening agents
Properties: Bitter, sweet; balanced.
Channel entry: liver and kidney channels.
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 & Method:
Oral: 10–15g in decoctions.
Quality:
Ovate leaves and supple woody stems are signs of good quality.
Product 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.