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 Curculiginis Orchioidis, Rz


Pin Yin: xianmao
Botanical family: Amaryllidaceae
Botanical name: Curculigo orchioides Gaertn.

Primary action: Supplement Yang
Secondary actions: Dispel Wind Dampness
Temperature: warm
Taste: acrid, slightly toxic
Entering Channel: Kd, Sp, Lv

Actions:
   Supplements Kidney Yang; used for impotence, infertility, seminal emission, urinary incontinence, nocturnal seminal emission.
   Expels Wind Cold Damp; used for Bi pain with sense of weakness in bones and sinews, and weak back and knees.
   (See Kidney Yang Vacuity ; Wind-Damp Bi .)

Dosage: 1-3 qian.

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