Cistanche Cistanches Herba
Medicines that tonify yangWarm
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Traditional recorded function
Tonify kidney yang, benefit essence and blood, moisten the intestines and unblock the bowels
1. Used for impotence, infertility, soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees, and weakness of sinews and bones due to insufficiency of Kidney Yang and depletion of essence and blood. 2. Used for constipation due to intestinal dryness.
Nature & taste
SweetSaltyWarm
Meridians entered
Large Int.Kidney
Herbal properties
WarmReinforcingAscendingDispersingMoistening