Glehnia, Bei Sha Shen 北沙参
Adenophora, Nan Sha Shen 南沙参
Botanical name:
There are two main varieties of Sha Shen:
Parts used:
Root
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, moist. Sweet, slightly Bitter
Classifications:
N. Tonics
There are two main varieties of Sha Shen:
- Bei Sha Shen: Glehnia littoralis (Northern China)
- Nan Sha Shen: Adenophora tetraphylla, A. stricta (Southern China)
Parts used:
Root
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, moist. Sweet, slightly Bitter
Classifications:
N. Tonics
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Uses:
1. Nourishes Lung Yin, Clears Lung Heat:
-dry, non-productive Cough from Heat and Yin deficiency
-chronic Cough
-Hemoptysis, Consumption
-it has been used alone for Lung-heat Cough
-also used alone for weak pulse and cold limbs after Blood loss (Chengdu Chinese Herbal Medicine)
2. Nourishes Stomach Yin, Generates Fluids:
-dry mouth, thirst, irritability
-also for toothache caused by Stomach Fire from Yin deficiency
3. Promotes Milk:
-cooked with Pork and the soup drunk, promotes breast Milk
Dose:
Powder: 2–4 grams
Comment:
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Powder: 2–4 grams
Comment:
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Main Combinations:
1. To nourish Lung and Stomach Yin:
i. Glehnia Bei Sha Shen with ... available in PRO version
ii. Glehnia Bei Sha Shen with ... available in PRO version
2. Dry Cough, Glehnia Bei Sha Shen with ... available in PRO version
3. Qi and Yin deficiency following Fever, Glehnia Bei Sha Shen, ... available in PRO version
4. Hemoptysis with Lung Yin deficiency, Glehnia Bei Sha Shen with ... available in PRO version
5. Stomach Yin deficiency with Heat, Glehnia Bei Sha Shen with ... available in PRO version
6. Heart and Lung Fire with Palpitations and shortness of Breath, Glehnia Bei Sha Shen with ... available in PRO version
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Cautions:
1. Not used for Cold-type Cough
2. Use cautiously in cold and weak digestion
Drug Interactions:
1. Incompatible with Veratrum
Main Preparations used:
1. Not used for Cold-type Cough
2. Use cautiously in cold and weak digestion
Drug Interactions:
1. Incompatible with Veratrum
Main Preparations used: