Songaria cynomorium stem (SUO YANG)
Cynomorium songaricum Rupr. (Fam. Cynomoriaceae)
Pharmaceutical Name:
Herba Cynomorii
Botanical Name:
Cynomorium songaricum Rupr. (Fam. Cynomoriaceae)
Common Name:
Songaria cynomorium stem
Part Used:
Stem
Herba Cynomorii is produced mainly in the provinces of Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Qinghai, and Xinjiang. Collected in spring and autumn, the stem is dried, sliced, and used unprepared.
Properties Taste & Meridians:
Sweet in flavor, warm in property, acts on the Liver, Kidney, and Large Intestine channels.
Functions:
Tonifies the Kidney and strengthens the Yang, moistens the Intestine to ease bowel movement.
Indications & Combinations:
1. For impotence, infertility, weakness of the extremities.
2. For weakness of the extremities, it is used with Radix Rehmanniae Preparata (Shu Di Huang), Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis (Gui Ban), and Os Tigris (Hu Gu).
3. For constipation due to Dry Intestine, it is used with Fructus Cannabis Sativae (Huo Ma Ren) and nRadix Angelicae Sinensis (Dang Gui).
Dosage and administration:
15 g or less, decocted in water for an oral dose.
Precautions:
Contraindicated in patients with Hyperactive Yang due to Yin Deficiency, diarrhea due to Spleen Qi Deficiency, and constipation due to Excess Heat.
