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Gou Ji / Chain Fern Rhizome, Cibotium
Gou Ji
Taste: Bitter, Sweet • Temperature: Warm • Category: Tonic • Sub Category: Tonify Yang

Dosage

4.5-9g

Actions

1. Tonifies the Liver & Kidneys & strengthens the sinews & bones: for deficient Liver & Kidneys with such symptoms as stiffness, soreness or weakness in the lower back, spine, & lower extremities.

2. Expels wind & dampness: for wind-damp painful obstruction with pain, soreness, or numbness. Also used for swelling of the legs as an aftermath of illness. 3 Stabilizee the Kidneys: for urinary incontinence & vaginal discharge.

Meridians

Kidney, Liver

Cautions

Contraindicated in patients with difficult urination or heat from yin deficiency. May antagonize bai jiang cao.