Anemarrhena Rhizome (zhi mu)
Rhizoma
Anemarrhenae
Properties:
Sweet, bitter in flavour, cold in nature, it
acts on the lung, stomach and kidney channels.
The bitter flavour and the cold property of the
herb purges heat, the sweet flavour nourishes
the Qi and Yin systems and it is good at
clearing the heat in tri-jiao so as to replenish
Yin essence and moisturize the viscera. Because
of the combined function of reinforcement and
elimination, the herb is often used in cases of
excessive heat in the Qi system and fever of
deficiency type.
Effects:
Clearing heat and fire, nourishing the Yin and
moisturizing dryness.
Indications:
1. For treating
excessive heat in the Qi system, high fever,
dire thirst, it is often used in combination
with gypsum known as Baihu Tang (White Tiger
Decoction) to clear away the heat, purge fire,
and relieve restlessness.
2.
For treating cough caused by lung-heat,
with yellow and thick phlegm, it is often used
in combination with fritillary bulb known as
Ermu San (Powder of Anemarrhena and Fritillary)
to clear away heat, resolve phlegm, moisturize
lung and relieve cough.
3.
For consumption of body fluid caused by
febrile diseases, dry mouth and thirst, or
deficiency of Yin-interior heat syndrome heat
syndrome and diabetes, it is often used in
combination with trichosanthes root, pueraria
root, and ophiopogon root, etc. to nourish Yin
and clear away heat.
4.For deficiency of
liver-yin and kidney-yin, fever caused by
deficiency of Yin, night sweating and vexation,
it is often used in combination with the herbs
for nourishing Yin and invigorating the kidney,
and the herbs for clearing away the heat of
deficiency type, known as Zhi Bai Dihuang Wan
(Pill of Anemarrhenae, Phellodendron and
Rehmannia).
Dosage and Administration:
6-12g, stir-baked with salt water for nourishing
Yin and removing fire, unprepared for other
purposes.
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For
the convenience of customers, we offer the
Anemarrhena Rhizome (zhi mu)
as
the quick-dissolving granule made through modern
technology.
Directions:
Every
sachet is equivalent to raw herb 10 grams.
The dosage is for
adults, one sachet each time, twice a day.
Please put the granule into a cup, then put
50-100ml boiling water into the cup and stir it
with spoon. You will get some tea, drink it when
it is luke-warm. For children, the dosage should
be reduced according to the weight.
Air
ship 50 sachets of
Anemarrhena Rhizome (zhi mu)
in the form of
quick-dissolving granule for your personal use
now at $98.00.
If you would like
to order this raw herb, please go to
the order form.
