huang jing

黄精·Rhizoma Polygonati

polygonati rhizome

About huang jing

Huang Jing (黄精) is the rhizome of Solomon's seal, recorded as Rhizoma Polygonati. It is sweet in flavour and neutral in temperature, entering the Lung, Spleen and Kidney channels. The catalogue files it among the herbs that tonify Qi.

Names

Pinyinhuang jing
Chinese黄精
Latin NameRhizoma Polygonati
English Namepolygonati rhizome·Polygonatum Rhizome·Siberian solomon’s seal rhizome·Siberian solomon’s seal rhizome; polygonati rhizome
Japaneseosei
Koreanhwangjeong

Classification

Category
Tonify Qi
Channels
Lung, Spleen, Kidney
Flavour
Sweet
Temperature
Neutral
Part used
Rhizome
Family
Liliaceae
Species
Polygonatum Sibiricum
Tags
Chinese Herbs, Common

Actions and indications

Tonifies Spleen Qi and nourishes Stomach Yin

  • Weak Qi of the Spleen and Stomach with tiredness, low energy and poor appetite
  • Stomach Yin deficiency: dry mouth, poor appetite, reduced sense of taste, dry stools and a red tongue
  • Abdominal distension from Qi stagnation alongside deficient Stomach Yin

Moistens the Lungs and nourishes Lung Yin

  • Dry cough with scanty sputum from deficient Lung Qi and Yin
  • Consumptive cough
  • Cough of any kind where Dryness predominates

Tonifies the Kidneys, augments Jing and relieves wasting and thirsting

  • Depleted Kidney Yin and Jing: lower back pain, light-headedness and weak legs
  • Wasting and thirsting disorder (Xiao Ke)

Combinations

Dosage

AgeRawGranuleTinctureConcentrateFrequency
Any 6-30g; Tincture: 2-4ml6-30 g2-4 ml

Cautions

Prepared forms (2)

huang jing Jiu Zhi

黄精·Rhizoma Polygonati

Huang Jing (Jiu Zhi) (黄精) is huang jing processed with wine, the rhizome of polygonatum, recorded as Rhizoma Polygonati. The record carries its names and nothing further: no category, no channels, no actions.

The catalogue records no separate actions, dose or cautions for this preparation. Unless noted above it follows huang jing.

huang jing Jiu Zhi

黄精·Rhizoma Polygonati

Huang jing jiu (黄精) is the wine-processed form of huang jing, the rhizome of polygonatum, a Liliaceae species supplied as Rhizoma Polygonati. The catalogue files it among the substances that tonify Qi, on the Kidney, Lung and Spleen channels.

The catalogue records no separate actions, dose or cautions for this preparation. Unless noted above it follows huang jing.