Ba Ji Tian
| Ba Ji Tian in TCM:Explore the properties of Ba Ji Tian according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: morinda, medicinal Indian mulberry root
Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Morindae Officinalis
Properties: acrid, sweet, slightly warm
Temperature: warm
Channels: KD, LV
Flavors: sweet, pungent
Tonifies: yang
Special Properties:
disperses cold, clears damp, disperses wind, alleviates bi syndrome
Actions / Indications:
- Strengthens the KD and fortifies Yang (male and female
infertility, impotence, premature ejaculation, frequent urination, urinary
incontinence; irregular menses; cold and painful lower abdomen; weak
sore lower back)
- Strengthens bones and tendons; Expels wind-damp-cold
(muscule atrophy, low back wind-damp-cold painful bi and leg qi pain
in the back and legs)
Special Notes:
- This herb is very similar to Yin Yang Huo
which has a stronger function to tonify yang (as does Lu
Rong) however Ba Ji Tian also has a function to nourish Jing which
helps to prevent empty fire.
Contraindications:
- (cc: lin syndrome)
- (cc: damp-heat or yin deficiency with heat)
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