Tian Men Dong
| Tian Men Dong in TCM:Explore the properties of Tian Men Dong according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: asparagus tuber
Pharmacuetical Name: radix asparagi
Properties: sweet, bitter, very cold
Temperature: cold
Channels: LU, KD
Flavors: sweet, bitter
Tonifies: yin
Special Properties:
resolves dryness, clears deficent heat
Actions / Indications:
- Nourishes LU Yin; clears LU heat (lung dryness or
yin deficiency with heat signs in upper jiao especially mouth dryness;
thick or blood-streaked sputum difficult to expectorate)
- Nourish KD yin; generates fluids (KD yin deficiency;
xiao ke, consumption with low-grade fever, consumptive cough w/ blood
streaked sputum, constipation due to dry intestines)
- (cc: deficient cold of SP/ST with appetite loss and diarrhea)
- (cc: wind-cold cough)
Special Notes:
- Pharmacologically Tian Men Dong is a antibiotic and antineoplastic (inhibitory effect against sarcoma in mice).
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