1 TASTE
Sweet and warm
2 MERIDIANS
Kidney and lung
3 FUNCTIONS
1.To tonify lungs and kidneys; 2. To stop bleeding; 3. To resolve phlegm
4 INDICATIONS
1. Deficient kidneys manifested as impotence, seminal emissions and soreness and pain in the lower back and knees. Cordyceps (Dong Chong Xia Cao [3])is used with Dogwood fruit (Shan Zhu Yu [4]), Dioscorea (Shan Yao [5]) and Dadder seed (Tu Si Zi [6]). The herb can also be used alone. 2. Chronic cough and astha or cough with bloody sputum due to lung deficiency. Cordyceps (Dongchongxiacao) is used with Glehnia root (Sha Shen [7]), Donkey hide gelatin (E Jiao [8])and Tendrilled fritillary bulb (Chuan Bei Mu [9]). 3. Spontaneous sweating and aversion to cold due to weakness of the body or illness. Cordyceps (Dongchongxiacao) is cooked with chicken, duck or pork.
5 DOSAGE
5-10g
6 COUTIONS
This substance should be used cautiously in cases with exterior syndromes.
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