Yang Tonics
Oyster mushroom: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Ce Er (Oyster mushroom)
Sources
The drug is the dried sporophore of Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq, ex Fr.) Quel. (family Pleurotaceae), growing on stems of broad-leaf trees, distributed in Hebei, Shanxi, Liaoning, Jilin, Shanghai, Hubei, Hunan, Yunnan of China.
The Effect of Oyster mushroom
Property
Pungent, sweet, warm; liver and kidney meridians entered.
Actions
Dispel wind-cold, relax tendons and bones, tonify the kidney, strengthen yang.
Indications
Impotence, spermatorrhea, weakness of waist and knees, numbness of limbs, pain in the leg, pain in the lumbar region.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 6~9 g.
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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