Latin Name: Radix Gehmanniae Glutinosae

Properties: sweet, slightly warm

Actions: nourishes blood, nourishes liver and kidney Yin, nourishes essence, tonifies Yin, fortifies marrow, stops wheezing and cough

Medical Indications: insomnia, palpitations, dizziness, and sallow complexion due to blood deficiency, irregular menstruation, pain and weakness in lower back and knees, vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss, tidal fever, night sweats, nocturnal emissions, rapid and weak pulse, peeled tongue coating, and five palm heat due to Yin deficiency, wasting and thirsting syndrome, impotence, poor memory, premature graying hair, growth disorder in children, kidney deficiency with symptoms such as asthma, cough, wheezing, and shortness of breath

Contraindications: not to be used in cases with blood stagnation, not to be used in cases with stomach or spleen deficiency, not to be used with phlegm, damp, or Qi stagnation

Dosage: 9 to 30 grams

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