Medicinals

gé gēn / 葛根 / 葛根 / pueraria [root];

Latin pharmacognostic name: Puerariae Radix

Alternate English names: kudzu [root]; Japanese arrowroot

Alternate Chinese names: 葛条根 gé tiáo gēn; 刈根 yì gēn; 甘葛 gān gé; 白干葛 bái gān gé; 粉葛 fěn gé; 粉葛根 fěn gé gēn; 干葛 gān gēn

Origin: Plant

Use: medicinal and alimentary

Category: Exterior-resolving agents / Cool acrid exterior-resolving agents

Properties: Sweet, acrid; cool.

Channel entry: spleen and stomach channels.

Indications:

Dosage & Method:

Oral: 10–15g in decoctions. Use raw to abate heat and engender liquid; use roasted to upbear yáng and check diarrhea.

Product Description:

This root is always sold ready cut into decocting pieces, which take the form large longitudinal slices of the root 10–20 cm long, 5–10 cm wide, and 1–2 mm thick. The wood is white, and highly fibrous, and turns pale yellow when roasted.

Quality:

The best quality is white, adequately farinaceous, and not stringy.

Product Area:

Guǎngdōng, Húnán, Sìchuān, and Guǎngxī.

Etymology:

originally 干葛 (gān gé)

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