Wind-Damp-Dispelling and Tendons-Bone-Strengthening Herbs
Ye Liao Dou: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Ye Liao Dou (Wild groundnut seed)
The Effect of Ye Liao Dou
Property
Sweet, cool; lung, spleen and kidney meridians entered.
Actions
Tonify the kidney and liver, expel wind and remove toxicity.
Indications
Infantile malnutrition, night sweat, lumbar pain due to kidney deficiency, dizziness due to yin deficiency, pain in tendons and bones, postpartum convulsion.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 9~15 g, or made into pill or powder.
Cautions
It is contraindicated for deficiency of spleen and stomach.
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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