Yang Tonics
Yang Shen
羊肾
羊腰子
羊肾子
Goat or Sheep Kidney
羊腎子
Name
Yang Shen (Goat or Sheep Kidney)
The Effect of Yang Shen
Property
Sweet and warm.
Actions
Tonify kidney-qi and replenish essence.
Indications
Impotence, diabetes, deafness, enuresis, frequent micturition, lumbago, strain due to kidney deficiency.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct or cook it for eating, or made into pills or powder.
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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