Ge Shan Xiao白首乌
Radix Cynanchi AuriculatiLeather Eater
Also known asSeutera Wilfordi · Bunge Auriculate Root
- Category
- Herbs that relieve Food Stagnation
- Nature
- neutral, slightly warm
- Taste
- sweet, bitter
- Channels entered
- Spleen, Stomach, Liver, Kidney
- Dosage
- 9–15 g
Actions & indications
- Nourishes Yin, invigorates the spleen and promotes digestion
- Abdominal pain, Leukorrhea, sores, dysentery, infantile malnutrition, gastrectasia
- Regulates the Liver
- Indigestion due to Liver Qi Stagnation
Notes
- Research indicates this herb suppresses cancer cell growth.
- It is also reported to boost immune function.
- It is also known by the name Bai Shou Wu.