- Floating Topic
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ORIGIN - CHINA STORY
- WHERE FOUND NOW - ORNAMENTAL
- goatherder story
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CHARACTERISTICS
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CHANNELS
- LV
- KD
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TASTE
- PUNGENT
- SWEET
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TEMP
- WARM
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CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
- icariin
- lioleic acid
- palmitic acid
- sterols
- benzene
- tannin
- vitamin e
- flavonoids
- slightly toxic
- modern usage
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USE IN COMBINATION WITH
- sang ji seng, xian mao, rou gui, bjt
- xm, wu jiao pi, qin jiao, xi xian cao
- shu di huang, bai shao yao, ju ua
- Main Topic 11
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ACTIONS
- TONIFY LV AND KD PLUS FORTIFIES THE YANG
- TONIFIES LV AND KD AND STRENGTHENS TENDONS AND BONES
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DISPELS WIND DAMP-COLD and opens the channels
- and relieves pain
- sinks liver yang
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DOSAGE
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preparation
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decoction
- 10-15 grams
- Subtopic 2
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tincture
- in wine 5-10 grams
- 30 grams for 1 time use
- 3-4 capsules for immediate use
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INDICATIONS
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kd yang deficiency
- impotence infertility and lumbar weakness
- lumbar knee and leg weakness/stiffness/cold/pain -
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wind damp cold obstruction
- cramps spasms and numbness of extremities plus joint and muscle aches and pains
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Liver yang rsing from Liver blood deficiency
- dizziness, pale complexion, hot flases, enuresis
- perimenopausal syndrome
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CAUTIONS CONTRAINDICATIONS
- contraindicated in Yin deficiency with heat
- mild cumulative toxicity which can damage the yin over time - longterm use not recommended
- anyting else?
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USAGE AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIONS
- incombination with