Sang Shen
| Sang Shen in TCM:Explore the properties of Sang Shen according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: mulberry fruit
Pharmacuetical Name: Fructus Mori
Properties: sweet, cold
Temperature: cold
Channels: KD, LV
Flavors: sweet
Tonifies: blood, yin
Special Properties:
resolves dryness
Actions / Indications:
- Nourishes Yin and Blood (dizziness, vertigo, tinnitus,
weak low back and knees, blurry vision, nocturnal emission, insomnia,
premature greying)
- Generates Fluids; Moistens intestines (thirst with
heat or hot flashes, constipation due to fluid deficiency; xiao ke)
- (cc: SP deficient diarrhea)
Special Notes:
- Sang Shen Zi and Gou Qi Zi are both mild
tonics that can be taken for a long time.
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