Properties: Warm, sweet
Meridans Entered:
Primary: None given
Traditional Actions/Indications:
- Tonifies Qi to regulate the body, improve health and resist diseases
Prevention or inhibition of cancer, especially bone, breast and prostate
Suggested Daily Dosage: Harvested while young and cooked for eating as food.
Cautions: Can make some people sick so try a small portion and wait 48 hours before eating a large amount. Avoid harvesting from conifer or eucalyptus as they may absorb toxins from these trees.
Notes:
Besides tastes, only modern information on constituents could be foundsuggesting there is no traditional usage besides as food. It can be inferred from this information that its mechanism is to Tonify Qi, in particular supporting Zheng Qi, in order to maintain correct body functioning and prevent or inhibit pathogens that lead to cancer. This is only my interpretation though.
Does not appear in any formulae listed on this site
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Reference Notes:
Individual herb information has sourced mainly from TCM Wiki and American Dragon for basic data and then updated manually with my own notes. Zhou, Xie and Yan (2011): Encyclopedia of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Vol. 5, and A+ Medical Encyclopaedia have been used for entries not available from those sources with additional material searched for and filled in where available. Western herbs not appearing in the Chinese literature have used Ross (2010): Combining Western Herbs and Chinese Medicine: A Clinical Materia Medica, White Rabbit Institute of Healing and therapeutika.ch. Choices of which source to use or combine have been my own.
These pages are intended to assist clinicians and are not intended for self-diagnosis or treatment for which a qualified professional should be consulted. Actions and indications are taken from traditional uses and do not necessarily reflect the evidence base which should be researched independently. Dosages are for guidance only and will vary dependening on the potency of the batch and the tolerance of the individual so should be evaluated by a professional based on individual needs.
