Glehnia Root ( Sha Shen ) 沙參 Chinese Herbs Articles
Glehnia Root ( Sha Shen ) 沙參 Chinese Herbs Articles, also known as nan sha shen 南沙參, da sha shen 大沙參, kong sha shen, pao shen (adenophora),
bei sha shen 北沙參, liao sha shen 遼沙參, tiao sha shen, yin tiao shen (Glehnia) 銀條參, lai yang shen 萊陽參, hai sha shen 海沙參, ying sha shen 銀沙參,
liao sha shen 遼沙參。 It belong to the "" family.
Glehnia Root ( Sha Shen ) 沙參 has a sweet, cool, slightly bitter (pao shen) or bland (yin tiao shen) 銀條參. It is use for treating the lung and stomach.
Glehnia Root ( Sha Shen ) 沙參 Usage:
Glehnia Root ( Sha Shen ) 沙參 moisten lungs and to stop coughs; nourishes stomach and generates fluids and clears heat, in dryness of mouth and throat due to yinxu (yin deficient) 陰虛; for moisten dry skin.
Glehnia Root ( Sha Shen ) 沙參 Cautions Use:
Glehnia Root ( Sha Shen ) 沙參 should not be use when cough due to wind cold, or in cases of pixu (spleen deficient). Do not use with li lu 藜蘆 or fang ji 防己.