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Yin Tonics

Yin Tonics: Chinese herbs in this class — their actions in TCM, typical uses, preparation and safety cautions.

Bie Rou: Chinese Herb Guide 鳖肉 Bie Rou (Soft-shelled turtle meat) Sweet, neutral; liver channel. Actions Nourish yin and cool blood, tonify the kidney
Cheng Rou: Chinese Herb Guide 蛏肉 Cheng Rou (Razor Clam) Salt, cold; heart, liver and kidney channels. Actions Tonify yin, clear heat and relieve restlessness
Dai Yu: Chinese Herb Guide 带鱼 Dai Yu (Hairtail) Sweet, neutral; stomach channel. Actions Tonify deficiency, remove toxicity and stop bleeding
Lu Yu: Chinese Herb Guide 鲈鱼 Lu Yu (Perch) Sweet, neutral; liver, spleen and kidney channels. Actions Tonify the liver and kidney, reinforce the spleen and stomach
Zhu Sui (s spinal cord or bone marrow) s spinal cord or bone marrow, 猪髓 Zhu Sui (Pig's spinal cord or bone marrow) Sweet, cold; kidney channel. Actions Tonify marrow, and nourish yin, promote tissue regernation
Yan Wo: Chinese Herb Guide 燕窝 Yan Wo: nourish yin and moisten dryness, replenish qi and tonify the stomach and spleen.
Xuan Jing Shi: Chinese Herb Guide 玄精石,Xuan Jing Shi Xuan Jing Shi (Gypsum vitreum) Salty, cold; kidney channel. Actions Clear heat and tonify yin
Sha Shen (Ladybell Root) in TCM Radix Adenophorae,Sha Shen,南沙参,沙参,沙參,南沙參,Ladybell Root Nourish yin of lung and stomach, clear heat of lung and stomach, tonify qi of spleen and lung, and dispel phle.
Nan Sha Shen (Ladybell Root) Ladybell Root, 南沙参, Sha Shen, Nan Sha Can Nourish yin of lung and stomach, clear heat of lung and stomach, tonify qi of spleen and lung, and dispel phle.
Ji Zi: Chinese Herb Guide 鸡子 ##Name Ji Zi (Hen's Egg) Sweet, neutral; lung, stomach and spleen channels. Actions Nourish yin and moisten dryness, tonify blood and prevent abortion
Dwarf Lilyturf Tuber (Radix Ophiopogonis) Radix Ophiopogonis, Mai Dong Mai Dong: nourish yin of stomach, lung and heart, clear heat of stomach, lung and heart, calm heart and induce tranquilization.
Mai Dong: Chinese Herb Guide Mai Dong,Dwarf Lilyturf Tuber,麦冬,麦门冬,Mai Men Dong,麥冬,麥門冬 Mai Dong: nourishes the yin of the stomach, lung and heart, clears heat from those organs, calms the heart and induces tranquilization. It is used for.