Shan Zhu Yu
| Shan Zhu Yu in TCM:Explore the properties of Shan Zhu Yu according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: cornus, medicinal cornel fruit, asiatic cornelian cherry fruit, japaneese cornel dogwood fruit
Pharmacuetical Name: Fructus Corni
Properties: sour, slightly warm
Temperature: warm
Channels: KD, LV
Flavors: sour
Special Properties:
essence, circulates qi, stops bleeding
Actions / Indications:
- Tonifies LV and KD; binds essence (tinnitus, blurred
vision, light headedness, dizziness, sore and weak low back/knees; impotence;
leakage of fluids due to weak essence; excessive urination, incontinence,
spermatorrhea)
- Stabilizes menstruation; stops bleeding (deficient
patterns of excessive uterine bleeding or prolonged menses)
- Stops excessive sweating; recovers qi collapse (excessive
sweating in cases of devastated yang and collapsed qi; also for xiao
ke)
- (cc: painful and difficult urination or with damp-heat)
Special Notes:
- Shan Zhu Yu has a diuretic effect, be careful when prescribing it
alongside diuretic drugs.
- Great by itself to prevent protein spillage in the urine. (W. Morris)
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