Shan Yao - Common Yam Rhizome【Net Wt: 62.5g(2.5g x 25 Sachets)】

NPN 80096303

【Macroscopic Features】
Slightly cylindrical shape, curved and slightly flat, 15~30cm long, 1.5~6cm diameter. Externally yellowish-white or pale yellow, with longitudinal grooves, longitudinal wrinkles and rootlet scars, occasionally has pale brown remnants of outer skin. Heavy in weight, firm texture, hard to break, fractured surface is white, powdery. faint odor, tasteless, slightly sour taste, sticky when chewed. Guang shan yao is cylindrical, uneven ends, 9~18cm long, 1.5~3cm diameter. Externally smooth, white or yellowish-white.

【Properties】Sweet, neutral.

【Channels (meridians) entered】Spleen, lung, and kidney

【Functions】
Supplements spleen, nourishes stomach, engenders fluid, benefits lung, supplements kidney, astringes essence. Apply to lack of food intake due to spleen deficiency, chronic diarrhea, cough and panting due to lung deficiency, emissions due to kidney deficiency, vaginal discharge, frequent urination, and diabetes due to deficiency-heat.