1 TASTE
Sweet, slightly bitter and neutral
2 MERIDIANS
Spleen and lung
3 FUNCTIONS
To replenish qi and promote body fluids
4 INDICATIONS
1. Deficiency of the spleen manifested as poor appetite and lassitude. Pseudostellaria root (Tai Zi Shen [3]) is used with Dioscorea (Shan Yao [4]), Hyacinth bean (Bian Dou [5]), Germinated millet (Gu Ya [6]) and Germinated barley (Mai Ya [7]).2. Deficient yin of the lungs manifested as dry cough or cough with scanty sputum. Pseudostellaria root (Taizishen) is used with Glehnia root (Sha Shen [8]) and Ophiopogon root (Maidong)/3. Deficient yin of the stomach manifested as thirst. Pseudostellaria root (Taizishen) is used with Dendrobium (Shi Hu [9]) and Trichosanthes root (Tian Hua Fen [10]).4. Deficiency of the spleen leading to deficiency of both qi and blood manifested as palpitations, insomnia and sweating. Pseudostellaria root (Taizishen) is used with Wild jujube seed (Suan Zao Ren [11]) and Schisandra fruit (Wu Wei Zi [12]).
5 DOSAGE
10-30 g
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