Ingredient: Glenia root (bei sha shen).
| Mandarin: 北沙參 Pin-Yin: Bei Sha Shen English: Glehnia Root Korean: 북사삼 Romaji: Hamabofu Kanji: 浜防風 Kampo: No |
Pharmaceutical Name:
- Glehniae Radix
Sources:
- Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica (Bensky et al.)
Properties:
- Slightly cold, slightly bitter, sweet
Channels Entered:
- Stomach, lungs
Herb Actions:
- Nourishes lung yin
- Cools lung heat
- Nourishes the stomach
- Encourages production of fluids
Contraindications:
- Not recommended for those who have a cough caused by wind-cold
- Not recommended for those who have cold caused by a deficiency in the stomach or lungs
Commonly Found In:
- Glehnia & Rehmannia Combination, Adenophora & Ophiopogon Combination