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Desertliving Cistanche

Desertliving Cistanche. Class: Yang Reinforcing Drugs. Properties: Sweet; Salty; Warm. Meridians: Kidney; Large Intestine

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Rou Cong Rong
中文名 (Chinese)
肉苁蓉
Latin Name
Herba Cistanches; Cistanches Herba
English Name
Desertliving Cistanche
Alias Names
θ‚‰ζΎθ“‰ι»‘εΈδ»€ηΊ΅θ“‰εœ°η²Ύι©¬θΆ³ι©¬θŠε€§θŠΈε―ΈθŠΈ
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (ζ€§ε‘³)
Sweet; Salty; Warm
Meridians (归经)
Kidney; Large Intestine
Part Used
Fleshy stem
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Yang Reinforcing Drugs
εŠŸζ•ˆεˆ†η±» (CN)
θ‘₯阳药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (εŠŸθƒ½)
To reinforce the kidney, replenish vital essence and blood, and induce taxation.
Indication (δΈ»ζ²»)
Impotence, infertility, backache, limp aching lumbus and knees, weakness in sinews and bones, intestinal dry and constipation.
Clinical Manifestations
1. hypotensive2. promoting saliva secretion.
πŸ”— External References
SymMap
338
TCMID
1883
TCMSP
338
TCM-ID
1740