NATURE:
Neutral; sweet; attributive to liver and kidneys.
CHARACTERISTICS:
The fruits of a common shrub, small and oval in shape, reddish orange with
a sweet but coarse taste. A superior herb, a popular health tonic since
ancient times in China and is widely used in many longevity formulas.
Particularly good for eyes and strengthen weak legs and knees for the elderly.
THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS:
Nourish kidney-yin; tonify liver-yin deficiency; treat deficiency of
essence and blood manifested as dizziness, blurring of vision, hypopsia,
tinnitus, emisssion and soreness of the loin and extremities; relieves chronic
thirst and emollient to lungs; also for treating and preventing diabetes.
