Yang Tonics
Hai Shen: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Hai Shen (Sea Cucumber)
The Effect of Hai Shen
Property
Sweet, salty, neutral; kidney and lung meridians entered.
Actions
Tonify the kidney, replenish essence, tonify blood and moisten dryness, stop bleeding.
Indications
Deficiency of essence and blood, weakness, impotence, traumatic bleeding, nocturnal emission, constipation, cough with hematemesis, hematochezia,
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 15~30 g. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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