Zhi Mu
| Zhi Mu in TCM:Explore the properties of Zhi Mu according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: anemarrhena, common anemarrhena rhizome
Pharmacuetical Name: Radix Anemarrhenae
Properties: bitter, sweet, cold
Temperature: cold
Channels: LU, ST, KD
Flavors: sweet, bitter
Tonifies: yin
Special Properties:
clears heat, resolves phlegm, clears deficent heat
Actions / Indications:
- Clears heat, drains fire (relieves irritability;
qi level or yangming meridian fire: LU / ST)
- Clears heat from LU (cough w/ thick yellow sputum)
- Nourishes KD Yin; clears deficient heat (KD yin deficiency
with heat: nocturnal emissions, spermatorrhea, abnormally elevated sex
drive, night sweating)
- Generates Fluid, moistens dryness (xiao ke; constipation
with dry intestines; nourishes yin)
- (cc: diarrhea due to SP deficiency)
Special Notes:
- Zhi Mu and Shi Gao
are often used synergistically to clear fire and preserve yin.
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