NATURE:
Slightly warm, sour, attributive to kidneys and liver.
CHARACTERISTICS:
The fruit of a large, thorny, deciduous shrub that bears white flowers and
purple-red fruits. It is a general drug highly astringent.
THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS:
Control involuntary ejaculation as well as urinary incontinence and retard
profuse perspiration; nourish semen-essence; tonify kidney and liver. Suitable
for impotence; spermatorrhea; vertigo; night sweats and profuse perspiration;
lumbago; frequent and incontinent urination; blurry vision and headaches due
to liver disorders; empty kidney energy and deficient liver energy.