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Alternate Chinese names: 山归来¹ shān guī lái; 草禹余粮 cǎo yǔ yú liáng; 刺猪苓 cì zhū líng; 硬饭 yìng fàn; 仙遗粮 xiāng yí liáng; 土萆 tǔ bēi; 冷饭团 lěng fàn tuán; 山猪粪 shān zhū fèn; 毛尾薯 máo wěi shǔ; 地胡苓 dì hú líng; 土苓 tǔ líng; 山遗粮 shān yí liáng; 狗朗头 gǒu lǎng tóu; 尖光头 jiān guāng tóu; 山硬硬 shān yìng yìng; 奇良 qí liáng

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Smilax glabra Roxb. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Smilax glabra Roxb.*; Smilax lanceaefolia Roxb. var. opaca A. DC.; Smilax menispermoidea DC.

Use: Medicinal

Category: Heat-clearing agents / Heat-clearing toxin-resolving agents

Properties: Sweet, bland; balanced.

Channel entry: Liver and stomach channels.

Actions and indications:

• Clears heat and resolves toxin; resolves mercury poisoning: Syphilis; mercury poisoning.
• Clears and disinhibits dampness: Strangury (lìn) patterns, impediment (bì) patterns, vaginal discharge, eczema, damp sores due to damp-heat.

Dosage and method: Oral: 15–60g in decoctions. Also used externally.

Warnings: Use with care in liver-kidney yīn vacuity. Do not drink tea while taking tǔ fú líng (this is said to cause hair loss).

Quality: Best are pale brown rhizomes that are flowery and not fibrous in substance.

Production area: Guǎngdōng, Guǎngxī, Fújiàn, Jiāngxī.

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