Zhi Mu
Rhizoma Anemarrhenae知母
- Nature
- Cold
- Flavours
- Bitter, Sweet
- Meridians
- Kidney, Lung, Stomach
- Class
- Heat-Clearing and Fire-Purging Medicinals (Qing Re Xie Huo Yao)Heat-Clearing Medicinals (Qing Re Yao)
- Dosage
- 6–12 g
Actions / Functions
- Clarifies Heat at Qi Level
- Clarifies Heat
- Drains the Fire
- Clarifies the Lung
- Clarifies the Stomach
- Nurtures Lung Yin
- Nurtures Yin
- Nurtures Stomach Yin
- Moistens the Lung
- Favors Organic Liquid production
- Stops thirst
- Nurtures Kidney Yin
- Clarifies Vacuity Heat
- Moistens the Intestines
- Favors the feces