Suo Yang
| Suo Yang in TCM:Explore the properties of Suo Yang according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: cynomorium, songaria cynomorium
Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Cynomorii
Properties: sweet, warm
Temperature: warm
Channels: LI, KD, LV
Flavors: sweet
Tonifies: qi, blood, yang
Special Properties:
essence, resolves dryness
Alternate Forms:
- sheng- for yin deficiency
- chao- for blood deficiency
Actions / Indications:
Actions:
- Tonifies Kidney yang and nourishes essence and blood (impotence, infertility, frequent urination, spermatorrhea, weakness of low back, atrophy of sinews)
- Moistens intestinesl unblock bowels (dry constipation due to deficiency of qi or blood)
Special Notes:
- Suo Yang is an immunostimulant which also has been shown to regulate bowel movements.
- Similar to rou cong rong: but suo
yang is stronger to tonify yang, whereas rou cong rong is stronger to
nourish essence and blood, and to moisten the intestines.
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