NATURE:
Warm; sour, slightly bitter and salty; attributive to kidneys and lungs.
CHARACTERISTICS:
Dried fruit of a woody vine, black in color, containing seeds with
essential oil, fatty oil and lot of mucilage. A superior herb, very popular
and widely used in longevity tonic formulas for its balanced energies and
broad spectrum of therapeutic effects.
THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS:
Benefit vital energy and promote the production of body fluid; control
perspiration; relieve chronic cough and asthma; invigorate kidney and promote
semen production; nourish heart and calm the mind. Used for frequent profuse
urination, male and female infertility, profuse sweating, chronic thirst,
insomnia, chronic cough and asthma.
