Yin Tonics
Human Milk: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Ren Ru Zhi (Human Milk)
The Effect of Human Milk
Property
Sweet, salty, neutral; heart, lung and stomach meridians entered.
Actions
Tonify yin and nourish blood, moisten dryness and alleviate thrist.
Indications
Diabetes, constipation, dysphagia, amenorrhea due to blood deficiency, consumptive disease,paralysis.
Dosage and Administrations
Take the fresh milk for oral use. Proper dosage is for eye drops.
Contraindication
It is contraindicated in case of spleen deficiency.
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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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