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
Dihuang Yinzi (Rehmannia Drink)Liver-Regulating DecoctionMenstruation-Smoothing Dual-Soothing DecoctionNavel-Warming Dampness-Resolving DecoctionReturn to Youth PillStrengthening and Consolidating DecoctionYinhuo Tang_Records of Pattern identification