Dang Shen - Pilose Asiabell Root【Net Wt: 100g】
Dang Shen - Pilose Asiabell Root【Net Wt: 100g】
NPN 80095509
【Macroscopic Features】
Long cylindrical, slightly curved, 10~35cm long, 0.4~2cm diameter. 1~3cm position of the upper portion of root head has striations, slightly soft texture; fractured surface has few cracks. Slightly sour taste. Root head has numerous raised wart-like scars of stem apex, presents with indented spots; below root head area are dense round transverse striations, gradually fewer downwards, sometimes on the whole root, cultivated has few or no striations; whole body has longitudinal wrinkles and scattered horizontal long lenticels; a thick black-brown substance is often present where lateral roots have broken off. Slightly hard or pliable texture; fractured surface is slightly smooth with cracks or radial striations; cortex is pale yellowish-white to pale brown; xylem is pale yellow. Distinctive aromatic odor; slightly sweet taste.
【Properties】Sweet, slightly sour, neutral.
【Channels (meridians) entered】spleen and lung
【Functions】
Supplements the center, boosts qi, fortifies the lung, boosts the spleen. Apply to weakness of spleen and lung, short breath and palpitations, anorexia and loose stool, dyspnea and cough due to deficiency of the lung, feverish dysphoria and diabetes.