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Dong Chong Xia Cao冬虫夏草

CordycepsCordyceps

Autres nomsChinese Caterpillar Fungus

Catégorie
Plantes qui tonifient le Yang
Nature
tiède
Saveur
doux
Tropisme
Poumon, Rein
Posologie
3–14 g

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Doses usuelles

Posologie
3–14 g
Tincture
2–4 ml

Actions & indications

Tonifies the Kidneys, strengthens Yang and augments *Jing*
  • Kidney Yang Deficiency with impotence, and sore and weak lower back and lower extremities
  • Kidney Jing Deficiency
  • Kidney Yin Deficiency
Nourishes Lung Yin, transforms Phlegm and stops bleeding
  • Lung Yin Deficiency with chronic cough and wheezing
  • Consumptive coughs with Blood-streaked sputum
  • Asthma due to Kidney and Lung Deficiencies

Contre-indications

Use with caution in Exterior conditions.

Associations

  • Kidney Deficiency presenting with spermatorrhea, premature ejaculation, and pain in the low back and lower extremities.

    • Duck, Chicken, Pork or Fish

    Prepared as a stew for weakness, dizziness, spontaneous sweating and other signs of debility and lowered resistance stemming from weak Wei Qi.

  • Sweating caused by weakened Wei Qi.

  • Lung Yin Deficiency with cough, wheezing, blood-streaked sputum and chest pain.

  • Asthma involving both the Lungs and Kidneys.

  • Taken daily as a beverage for Lung cancer.

  • Disorders of the bones and joints.

  • Impotence.

  • Tinnitus.

  • Prepared as a stew for spontaneous sweating while recovering from chronic illness.

  • Kidney and Lung Yin Deficiency with chronic cough and scanty, blood-streaked sputum.

  • Kidney and Lung Qi Deficiency with chronic, feeble cough and weakness.

Notes

  • Its name, Winter Bug Summer Herb, reflects its nature as a fungus that grows on a caterpillar's molted skin.
  • Because it tonifies both Yin and Yang, it can safely be taken over long periods.
  • Though costly, it can be gathered locally.
  • It benefits focal distention and pain arising from Deficiency.
  • It addresses aching pain in the lower back and knees.
  • It protects the Lungs and firms the pores and interstices.
  • In addition, it tonifies Jing and augments the marrow.
  • Research has shown it inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
  • More recently it has been used for cancer, hyperlipidemia and hypertension.
  • For its life-extending properties, it is often likened to Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen.
  • Dong Chong Xia Cao and Gecko Ge Jie share the ability to tonify the Lungs and Kidneys, warm the Yang, augment Jing, and settle cough and wheezing. Ge Jie, salty and neutral, calms wheezing and stops cough by helping the Kidneys grasp Qi, and it strongly tonifies Lung Qi. Dong Chong Xia Cao, by contrast, calms wheezing and stops cough by directing rebellious Qi downward; it also transforms phlegm, stops bleeding, and checks sweating by reinforcing Wei Qi.

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