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Xian Mao / Curculigo Rhizome
Xian Mao
Taste: Acrid • Temperature: Hot • Category: Tonic • Sub Category: Tonify Yang

Dosage

3-9g

Actions

1. Tonifies the Kidneys & fortifies the yang: for impotence, urinary incontinence, & nocturnal emission from deficient Kidney yang. This herb is used for infertility from either cold womb (in women) or cold essence (in men).

2. Expels cold & eliminates dampness: for obstinate damp-cold painful obstruction with generalized pain, a sense of weakness in the bones & sinews, & lower back & knee pain. Especially useful for cold abdominal or lower back pain.

Meridians

Kidney, Liver

Cautions

Contraindicated in deficient yin patterns with heat signs. Due to its properties, long-terms use is not recommended. Toxicity: Toxic reactions such as swelling of the tongue can occur. This can be alleviated by taking a decoction of da hunag, hunag lian, & hunag qin.