Shan Zhu Yu, 1lb

Cornus Fruit augments the Liver and Kidneys, secures the primal qi, prevents abandonment

Excerpted from Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

• Stabilizes the Kidneys and secures the essence: for leakage of fluids due to weak essence with such symptoms as urinary frequency, incontinence, spermatorrhea, and excessive sweating.*
• Stops excessive sweating and supports that which has collapsed: for excessive sweating, especially in cases of devastated yang and collapsed qi, as in shock. Also used when sweating was mistakenly induced as a treatment.*
• Tonifes and augments the Liver and Kidneys: for Liver and Kidney deficiency with such symptoms as lightheadedness, dizziness , soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees, or impotence. This herb both tonifies the essence and assists the yang.*
• Stabilizes the menses and stops bleeding: for deficiency patterns of excessive uterine bleeding and prolonged menstruation. This has only a weak effect on the bleeding.*