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Morinda Root / Morindae Officinalis (ba ji tien) 巴戟天

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NATURE:

Warm; sweet and pungent; attributive to kidneys and liver.

CHARACTERISTICS:

The roots of a wintergreen shrub that has long been reputed as a strengthening sexual tonic for males.

THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS:

Warm and tonify kidney yang for treating impotence, premature ejaculation, profuse urination and sterility; strengthen tendons and bones for pain of joints and knees; expel cold and dampness for pain in lower abdomen and chronic rheumatism and fatigue.

 


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