shan yao

About shan yao

Names

Classification

Category

Tonify Qi

Channels

Lung, Spleen, Kidney

Flavour

Sweet

Temperature

Neutral

Part used

Vegetable

Family

Dioscoreaceae

Species

Dioscorea opposita

Tags

Chinese Herbs, Common

Actions and indications

Combinations

• fu ling + bai zhu

  Loose, watery stools from Spleen Deficiency

• chao mai ya + ji nei jin + shen qu

  Spleen and Stomach weakness with Food Stagnation

• zhi shi + sha ren + chen pi

  Spleen and Stomach weakness with Qi Stagnation

• yu zhu + shi hu + mai men dong

  Stomach Yin Deficiency together with Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiency

• hai piao xiao + mu li

  Spleen Deficiency causing profuse, thin, clear or red vaginal discharge that is continuous

• huang bai + che qian zi + zhi shi + bai guo

  Damp-Heat with Spleen Deficiency, causing thick, yellow, foul vaginal discharge

• chai hu + bai shao

  Vaginal discharge where Liver Qi stagnates and the Spleen is Deficient

• mai men dong + wu wei zi

  Lung Deficiency with coughing.

• xuan shen + niu bang zi + ji nei jin

  Cough and wheezing with no sputum, or scanty thick sputum

• dang shen

  Spleen and Kidney both Deficient: watery stools, anorexia, weakness and fatigue. Lung and Spleen both Deficient: weight loss, fatigue, anorexia, and cough with thin watery sputum

• shu di huang + shan zhu yu

  Kidney Deficiency with night sweats and spermatorrhea

• qian shi + lian zi

  Kidney Deficiency with spermatorrhea, vaginal discharge and diarrhea

• tian hua fen + ge gen

  Irritability and thirst in warm febrile disease or Xiao Ke

• huang qi + zhi mu + ge gen

  Wasting and thirsting disorder with thirst and irritability

• hua shi

  Upper Jiao Heat with diarrhea and thirst

• niu bang zi

  Yin Deficiency affecting the Lungs, with dyspnea and cough

• huang qi

  Diabetes mellitus, particularly from Qi and Yin Deficiency; lowers blood glucose

• ren shen + bai zhu

  Spleen Deficiency with low energy and poor appetite

• ren shen + bai zhu + fu ling + yi yi ren

  Spleen Deficiency with loose stools, diarrhea and poor appetite

• bai zhu + cang zhu + chai hu + bai shao

  Spleen Qi Deficiency and Liver Qi Stagnation with leukorrhea

• hai piao xiao + long gu + mu li + qian cao (tan)

  Vaginal discharge, red and white

• shan zhu yu + tu si zi

  Leukorrhea from Deficiency of Spleen and Kidney

• xuan shen + niu bang zi + ji nei jin + sheng di huang

  Heat and Fluid Deficiency with Lung Yin Deficiency

• shu di huang + shan zhu yu + ge jie + dong chong xia cao

  Kidney failing to grasp Qi, with difficult inhalation

• huang qi + zhi mu + sheng di huang + shu di huang + shan zhu yu + wu wei zi + ze xie + mu dan pi + lian xu

  Xiao Ke (wasting and thirsting) with marked polyuria

• shi gao + zhi mu + mai men dong + tian hua fen

  Xiao Ke (wasting and thirsting) with Internal Heat

• shi gao + zhi mu + ge gen + huang jing + tian hua fen + sheng di huang

  Xiao Ke (wasting and thirsting) with marked polyphagia and polydipsia

• yi zhi ren + wu yao

  Nocturnal emissions and frequent urination

Dosage

Cautions

• caution Excess conditions, particularly fullness from Damp, stagnation or accumulation: do not use it on its own
• contraindication True Heat
• caution Damp accumulation with abdominal fullness: combine suitably rather than giving it alone
• caution Diabetes: anyone on glucose-lowering medicine should use it under professional guidance and check blood glucose rather than adjusting doses themselves

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