Herbs that Tonify Yin
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Channels: LU, ST
Properties: Sweet, Cool, Slightly Bitter, Bland
Primary herb to tonify Yin, especially of Lungs & Stomach
A&I:
* Moistens the Lungs & stops coughs: dry non-productive cough from Lung yin -
Sha Shen
"Sand Root"
Adenophora Root, Glehnia Root
Radix Adenophorae seu Glehniae -
Channels: KI, LU
Properties: Sweet, Bitter, Very Cold
A&I:
* Nourishes Kidney yin & clears Lung heat: yin xu with heat signs in upper jiao (dry mouth, thick or blood streaked sputum, difficult to expectorate)
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Tian Men Dong
"Lush Winter Aerial Plant"
Asparagus Tuber
Tuber Asparagi Cochinensis -
Channels: HT, LU, ST
Properties: Sweet, Slightly Bitter, Slightly Cold
A&I:
* Moistens the Lungs & stops cough: Injured Lung Yin ( fry cough, thick sputum - difficult to expectorate, coughing up blood)
~ Augm -
Mai Men Dong
"Lush Winter Wheat"
Ophiopogon Tuber
Tuber Ophiopogonis Japonici -
Channels: KI, ST
Properties: Sweet, Slightly Salty, Bland, Cold
A&I:
* Nourishes the yin, clears heat, & generates fluids: yin xu (parched mouth, severe thirst, or intractible fever)
~ Nourishes Stomach yin x -
Shi Hu
"Bushel of Stone"
Dendrobium Stem
Herba Dendrobii -
Channels: LU, ST
Properties: Sweet, Slightly Cold
A&I:
*Nourishes the yin & moistens dryness: Lung & Stomach dry-heat or yin xu (cough, dry throat, irritability, & thirst) Also Steaming Bone Disorder, Xiao Ke Bi -
Yu Zhu
"Jade Bamboo"
Solomon's Seal Rhizome, Polygonatum
Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati -
Channels: HT, LU
Properties: Sweet, Slightly Bitter, Slightly Cold
A&I:
* Moistens the Lungs, clears heat, & stops cough: dry Lung or Lung-heat coughs & sore throat
* Clears the Heart & calms the spir -
Bai He
"Hundred Meetings"
Lily Bulb
Bulbus Lilii -
Channels: KI, LIV
Properties: Bitter, Neutral
A&I:
* Tonifies the Liver & Kidneys, strengthens the sinews & bones, & expels wind-dampness: Liver & Kidney Yin xu (soreness & pain in lower back & knees -
Sang Ji Sheng
"Mulberry Parasite"
Mulberry Mistletoe Stems
Ramulus Loranthi Seu Visci -
Channels: KI, LIV
Properties: Sweet, Sour, Cool
A&I:
* Nourishes & tonifies the Liver & Kidney yin: Liver & Kidney yin xu (dizziness, blurred vision, vertigo, & premature gray hair)
- Cools the bl -
Han Lian Cao
Eclipta
Herba Ecliptae Prostratae -
Channels: KI, LIV
Properties: Bitter, Sweet, Neutral
A&I:
* Nourishes & tonifies the Liver & Kidneys: yin xu of Liver & Kidneys (dizziness, spots before eyes, lower back sore, premature gray hair, tinnitus)
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Nu Zhen Zi
"Female Chastity Seed"
privet Fruit, Ligustrum
Fructus Ligustri Lucidi -
Channels: KI, LIV
Properties: Sweet, Neutral
A&I:
* Nourishes & fortifies the Liver & Kidneys: yin xu of Liver & Kidneys (blurred vision, tinnitus, & dizziness)
- Nourishes the blood & extingu -
Hei Zhi Ma
Black Sesame Seeds
Black Semen Sesame Indici -
Channels: HT, KI, LIV
Properties: Salty, Sweet, Cold
A&I:
* Nourishes the yin & anchors the yang: yin xu with ascendant yang (night sweats, dizziness, tinnitus). Also yin xu of Liver & Kidneys that generates interna -
Gui Ban
Fresh Water Turtle Shell, Testudinis
Plastrum Testudinis -
Channels: LIV, SP
Properties: Salty, Slightly Cold
A&I:
* Nourishes the yin & anchors the yang: yin xu (fever, steaming bone disorder, night sweats, consumption). Also when with symptoms of internal movement of Liver wi -
Bie Jia
Chinese Soft Shelled Turtle Shell
Carapax Amydae Sinensis -
Channels: LU, SP
Properties: Sweet, Neutral
A&I:
* Moistens & cools the Lungs & nourishes Lung yin: hot coughs especially fei yin xu
- Dissipates nodules: phlegm nodules in the neck - scrofula
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Luo Han Guo
"Arhat Fruit"
Momordica Fruit
Fructus Momordicae Grosvenori -
Channels: LU, ST
Properties: Sweet, Bland, Neutral
A&I:
* Nourishes the Stomach yin, moistens the Lungs, & generates fluids: yin xu with ascendant yang. Often used for Lung consumption
- Nourishes the Lung yi -
Bai Mu Er
"White Wood Ear"
Fruiting Body of Tremella, Wood Ear
Fructificatio Tremellae Fuciformis