山茱萸·Fructus Corni
Asiatic cornelian cherry fruit
Shan Zhu Yu (山茱萸) is the fruit of the Asiatic cornelian cherry, recorded as Fructus Corni. It is sour in flavour and slightly warm, entering the Liver and Kidney channels.
| Pinyin | shan zhu yu |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 山茱萸 |
| Latin Name | Fructus Corni |
| English Name | Asiatic cornelian cherry fruit·Cornus·cornus; Asiatic cornelian cherry fruit |
| Japanese | sanyuniku |
| Korean | sansuyu |
Spermatorrhea or premature ejaculation.
Kidney Yang Deficiency with lower backache, spermatorrhea and premature ejaculation
Liver and Kidney Yin and Yang Deficiency with palpitations, shortness of breath, abnormal sweating and spermatorrhea
shu di huang + shan yao + e jiao + bu gu zhi
Kidney Yang Deficiency with premature ejaculation and impotence
Kidney Qi Deficiency in the elderly with incontinence
long gu + mu li + zhi fu zi + ren shen
Devastated Yang with profuse sweating
Weak, painful lower back
Yang or Qi Deficiency with spontaneous sweating
Yin Deficiency night sweats
Kidney Deficiency with lower back pain, tinnitus, dizziness and frequent urination by day or night. A basic pairing for tonifying the Kidneys
shu di huang + shan yao + zhi fu zi + lu jiao jiao
Kidney Yang Deficiency.
shu di huang + shan yao + gou qi zi
True Yin Deficiency.
du zhong + ji xue teng + guang fang ji
Liver and Kidney Deficiency with hypertension
Heat from Yin Deficiency with dark, thick uterine bleeding that alternates between gushing and trickling
hai piao xiao + qian cao gen + zong lu tan
Unstable Chong channel with thin, pale, profuse uterine bleeding that gushes or trickles continuously
Spleen Qi Deficiency with unstable Chong and Ren channels, causing uterine bleeding
Sweating.
Secures Jing and nourishes Kidney Yin, and restrains sweating and urination
shu di huang + shan yao + mu dan pi + ze xie + fu ling
Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency
shu di huang + shan yao + gui ban jiao + lu jiao jiao + gou qi zi
Kidney Yin Deficiency with blurred vision and tinnitus
bu gu zhi + suo yang + jin ying zi + yin yang huo
Kidney Yang Deficiency with spermatorrhea and impotence
wu wei zi + mai men dong + huang qi + long gu + mu li
Excessive sweating.
Shock with a drastic fall in blood pressure and excessive sweating
Excessive uterine bleeding.
sang piao xiao + yi zhi ren + fu pen zi + wu yao + shu di huang + shan yao + wu wei zi
Frequent, clear urination.
fu pen zi + tu si zi + jin ying zi + sha yuan zi
Terminal dribbling after urinating.
| Age | Raw | Granule | Tincture | Concentrate | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any 6-12g; Shock: 30-60g; Tincture: 2-4ml | 6-12 g | — | 2-4 ml | — | — |
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