Xian Mao仙茅

Rhizoma CurculiginisCurculigo

Also known asGolden Eye-Grass Rhizome · Common Curculigo Rhizome

Usual doses

Tonifies the Kidneys and strengthens *Yang*: Kidney Yang Deficiency with impotence, urinary incontinence, nocturnal emissions and irregular menstruation
Infertility from either a Cold Womb (women) or Cold Essence (men)
Weakening of Ming Men Fire
Expels Cold and eliminates Dampness(strengthens bones and sinews): Obstinate Cold Damp Bi with generalized pain, a sense of weakness in the bones and sinews and lower back and knee pain (especially useful for Cold abdominal or lower back pain)
Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency

- Du Zhong
Impotence, spermatorrhea, and weakness and pain in the lower back and legs.
- Yin Yang Huo
Enhances the herb's effects; menopausal hypertension; chills and impotence with Cold sperm, cold extremities, and infertility.
- Xi Xin
Pain and coldness in the lower back and legs due to Damp-Cold.
- Jin Ying Zi
Polyuria; tinnitus; hearing loss.
- Yin Yang Huo
- Ba Ji Tian
Impotence.
Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency with epigastric fullness and pain, poor appetite, and vomiting of clear fluid.
Irregular menstruation; hypertension during menstruation.
A sense of weakness in the bones and sinews and/or pain in the lower back and knees.
A sense of weakness in the bones and sinews and/or lower back and knee pain, with Cold.

A decoction of Rz. et Rx. Rhei Da Huang, Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian, and Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin may help ease toxic reactions.
It is the principal herb for treating cold in the Kidneys.
It is considered an aphrodisiac.
Used alone, it treats urinary incontinence and frequent urination.
It addresses Cold Qi in the epigastrium and abdomen with an inability to eat, Wind-Cold causing cramping and spasm in the lower back and knees, Damp-consumption in men, and incontinence in the elderly.
It strengthens the sexual organs and supports male sexual function.
It is also said to tonify the San Jiao.
Xian Mao, Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo, and Rx. Morindae Ba Ji Tian each tonify Kidney Yang, strengthen the sinews and bones, and expel Wind-Dampness. Of the three, Xian Mao is the hottest and most acrid, with the strongest action on Cold-Dampness, but its mild toxicity limits it to short-term use. Ba Ji Tian, acrid, sweet and only mildly warming, has a soft, moistening quality that tonifies Yang without excessive dryness and also augments Jing. Yin Yang Huo is warmer still, more strongly builds Ming Men Fire, and is especially strong at dispersing Wind-Dampness and unblocking Bi.
Wine-fried Curculigo, Jiu Chao Xian Mao, is gentler and has an enhanced ability to tonify Kidney Yang and strengthen the sinews and bones.