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Salt-processed Morinda root Morindae Officinalis Radix (盐巴戟天)

Medicines that tonify yangWarm
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Traditional recorded function

Strengthen kidney yang, benefit essence and blood, strengthen bones and muscles, dispel wind-dampness

1. Used for impotence, infertility, irregular menstruation, and cold pain in the lower abdomen due to Kidney Yang deficiency and weakness. 2. Used for flaccidity and weakness of the sinews and bones due to insufficiency of the Liver and Kidney, pain in the lower back and knees, or chronic wind-damp arthralgia with difficulty walking.

Nature & taste

SweetPungentWarm

Meridians entered

LiverKidney

Classical source

Top grade《神農本草經》

味辛微溫。主治大風邪氣,陰痿不起。強筋骨,安五臟,補中,增誌,益氣。生山谷。

Herbal properties

Slightly warmReinforcingDescendingDispersingDrying

Found in these formulas

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