NATURE:
Cold; sweet; attributive to heart, kidneys, liver and small intestine.
CHARACTERISTICS:
The root like stem of a perennial and is a very commonly used drug. It has
three different forms: the fresh root, the dry root and the steamed/cooked
root. The fresh ones are strongest in its potency, the steamed ones are for
enhancing the blood tonifying property and the dry ones are most commonly
used.
THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS:
Clear away heat and cool blood; nourish yin to promote the production of
body fluid for lung dryness with cough and for diabetes.
