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