Herb Listings
Dong Chong Xia Cao / Cordyceps Fungus | |||
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Taste: Sweet • Temperature: Warm • Category: Tonic • Sub Category: Tonify Yang | |||
Dosage4.5-12g |
Actions1. Augments the Kidneys & tonifies the yang: for impotence & sore & weak lower back & lower extremities from Kidney yang deficiency.2. Tonifies the Kidney yang, augments the Lung yin, transforms phlegm, & stops bleeding: for chronic cough, wheezing from deficiency, or consumptive coughs with blood-streaked sputum. Since it tonifies both the yin & the yang & is a very safe substance, it can be taken over a long period of time. |
MeridiansLung, Kidney |
CautionsUse cautiously in exterior conditions. Toxicity: A relatively small dose can be tranquilizing & even hypnotic in animals. |