Tian Dong Granules, 100g

Tian Dong Granules, 100g

Tian Dong Granules, 100g

SKU TCM288A-G
Brand TCM Zone Single Herb Granules - 100g Bottles
Unit Size 100g Bottle
Potency 5:1 extract granules
Taste Sweet, bitter - Bensky
Properties Very Cold - Bensky
Contraindications Contraindicated in those with diarrhea from deficiency or cold. - Bensky
Chinese Symptomology Dryness of the mouth, non-productive cough, low-grade afternoon fever - Bensky
Actions Tonifies the yin of the Lungs and Kidneys, generates fluids, cools heat due to yin deficiency - Bensky
Pattern Lung heat, Lung or Kidney Yin deficiency with heat signs in the upper burner,
Channels Entered Kidney, Lung - Bensky
Chinese name Tian Men Dong
English name Asparagi Radix; Asparagus Tuber
Description

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

  • Nourishes the Kidney yin and clears Lung heat:  for yin deficiency with heat signs in the upper burner, typically dyrness of the mouth.  Also for dry Lung patterns with such signs as dry mouth and a cough that is either nonproductive or productive of scanty, viscous sputum that may be streaked with blood.*
  • Moistens the Lungs, nourishes the Kidneys, and generates fluids:  for Lung and Kidney yin deficiency, especially wasting and thirsting disorders and consumption, with low-grade afternoon fever.  Because it enters the Lungs and Kidneys it can be used for upper, middle, and lower burner types of wasting and thirsting disorders.  Also for constipation due to dry intestines.*
Ingredients

Tian Men Dong - Asparagus Tuber