Medicinals

xiān máo / 仙茅 / 仙茅 / curculigo [root]

Latin pharmacognostic name: Curculiginis Rhizoma

Alternate English names:

Alternate Chinese names: 独茅根 dú máo gēn; 婆罗门根 pó luó mén gēn; 独脚仙茅 dú jiǎo xiān máo; 风苔草 fēng tāi cǎo; 小地棕根 xiǎo dì zōng gēn; 地棕根 dì zōng gēn; 独脚丝茅 dú jiǎo sī máo; 山棕 shān zōng; 土白芍 tǔ bái sháo; 平肝薯 píng gān shǔ; 盘棕 pán zōng; 山兰花 shān lán huā

Origin: Plant

Use: medicinal

Category: Supplementing agents / Yáng-supplementing agents

Properties: Acrid; warm; toxic.

Channel entry: kidney, liver, and spleen channels.

Indications:

Dosage & Method:

Oral: 3–10g in decoctions or prepared as a medicinal liquor. Use the raw form for impediment pain; stir-fry it with wine to treat impotence.

Warning:

Contraindicated in yīn vacuity with effulgent fire.

Quality:

Thick long firm roots that are brown on the outside are best.

Product Area:

Sìchuān, Yúnnán, Jiāngxī, Guǎngdōng); Thailand.

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