Shi Hu - Tonify Yin
ST, KD (6-15g) |
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Shi Hu: The She-Wolf
The She Wolf loved to nourish ST yin by eating
rabbits that made her salivate every summer
. Every time she saw a rabbit her eyes brightened
and she pounced on the lower back of the unsuspecting
victims.
Summer was great, but if she-wolf wasn't careful to stockpile some food
the winter would bring (cc: deficient cold of SP/ST
with appetite loss and diarrhea). One time she got a fever from eating
a young feverish rabbit, so she decided not to do that again (cc:
do not eat in early stage of febrile disease)
English Name: dendrobium, dendrobium stem
Pharmacuetical Name: Herba Dendrobii
Properties: sweet, cool
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Explanation of Key Words in this story... |
nourish ST yin... made her salivate... summer |
nourishes ST yin; ; generates fluids; clears
heat |
eyes brightened... lower back |
birghtens eyes; strengthens lower back |
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Shi Hu Actions and Indications
- Nourishes ST yin; generates fluid; clears heat (stomach
ache, dry heaves, shiny tongue with little coat; xiao ke, dry mouth,
thirst, febrile disorders with injured yin / fluids)
- Brightens eyes; strengthens lower back (blurry vision,
night blindness; dizziness due to yin deficiency; weakness of low back
and knees)
- (cc: deficiency cold of SP and ST)
- (cc: do not use in early stage of febrile disease)
Special Notes:
- Compare to Yu Zhu, Shi Hu is stronger to
generate body fluids and relieve thirst while Yu Zhu is milder and does
not create stagnation like other tonics.
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