Nan Sha Shen Granules

Nan Sha Shen Granules

Nan Sha Shen Granules

SKU BEG324
Brand BioEssence Chinese Herbal Granules
Unit Size 100 gram bottle
Potency 5:1 extract granules
Taste Sweet, Slightly bitter - Bensky
Properties Cool - Bensky
Contraindications Do not combine with Veratri nigri Radix et Rhizoma (li lu) - Bensky
Chinese Symptomology Dry, nonproductive cough due to Lung yin deficiency. Also for consumptive cough with blood in the sputum or hoarseness due to chronic cough. Dryness of the mouth or throat due to yin deficiency. Dry, itchy skin, especially when aggravated by cold, dry weather. - Bensky
Actions Nourishes the yin of the Lungs and Stomach, clears heat, generates fluids. - Bensky
Pattern Yin deficiency - Bensky
Channels Entered Lung, Stomach - Bensky
Chinese name Nan Sha Shen Granules, 南沙參
English name Adenophora Root; Adenophorae Radix
Description

Excerpted from Bensky:  Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

  • Moistens the Lungs and stops coughs:  for dry, nonproductive cough due to Lung yin deficiency.  Also for comsumptive cough with blood in the sputum or hoarseness due to chronic cough*
  • Nourishes the Stomach, generates fluids, and clears heat:  used in the aftermath of a febrile disease or when yin deficiency causes dryness of the mouth or throat.  Also for accompanying constipation.*
  • Moistens the exterior:  for dry, itchy skin, especially when aggravated by cold, dry weather.*
Ingredients

Nan Sha Shen - Adenophorae Radix

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