Bencao Index https://bencaoindex.com/ https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/yu-zhu/ Free to use and republish with visible attribution and a link back to the source page. The catalogue is a reference work and is knowingly incomplete; nothing in it is medical advice. <a href="https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/yu-zhu/">Bencao Index</a> yu zhu 玉竹 Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati fragrant solomonseal rhizome gyokuchiku okjuk Tonify Yin Lung Stomach

Nourishes Yin, moistens Dryness, moistens the Lungs, nourishes the Stomach and generates Fluids

Cough from deficient Lung Yin, with a dry throat, thirst and irritability Dry cough, throat and mouth after a febrile illness has damaged the fluids Dry Heat in the Lungs and Stomach Stomach Yin deficiency with thirst, dry mouth, and hunger without wanting to eat Steaming bone disorder Wasting and thirsting with strong hunger and constipation

Extinguishes Wind and softens and moistens the sinews

Internal Wind from depleted fluids, with painful, spasming sinews Dizziness from Yin deficiency with Wind stirring inside Exterior Wind-Heat in someone with a Yin-deficient constitution; being light and not cloying, it combines well with herbs that release the Exterior