Shan Yao
Rhizoma Dioscoreae Oppositae山药
- Nature
- Neutral
- Flavours
- Sweet
- Meridians
- Kidney, Lung, Spleen
- Class
- Qi-Supplementing Medicinals (Bu Qi Yao)Supplementing Medicinals (Bu Yi Yao)
- Dosage
- 10–30 g
Actions / Functions
- Supplements Qi
- Supplements the Centre
- Supplements the Spleen
- Stops diarrhea
- Supplements Lung Qi
- Nurtures Lung Yin
- Stops cough
- Consolidates the Kidney
- Consolidates Jing
- Supplements the Kidney
- Nurtures Kidney Yin
- Favors Organic Liquid production
- Nurtures Yin