Beishashen
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Beishashen

Glehnia littoralis

wholedried

Botanical Source

System Profiles

Nature (Temperature)Neutral
Flavor
CategoryTonify Qi
PinyinBeishashen

History

First appeared in Divine Husbandman's Classic of the Materia Medica.

Traditional Usage

A sweet herb that has a slightly cold nature, beishashen enters the lung and stomach meridians. It is used to tonify the yin, clear the lungs, nourish the stomach, generate body fluids and tonify the liver and kidney yin. It is often used to treat chronic respiratory disorders such as tuberculosis or bronchitis.