Latin Name: Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati

Properties: sweet, slightly bitter, cold

Actions: nourishes Yin, moistens Dryness, moistens and softens sinews, extinguishes wind

Medical Indications: dry throat, dry cough, dry mouth, dry tongue, thirst, irritability, wasting and thirsting disorder with constipation, epigastric pain, spasms and pain in sinews, dizziness

Contraindications: not to be used in cases of damp phlegm and Qi stagnation in stomach

Dosage: 10 to 15 grams

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