Tian Men Dong (aka Tian Dong) - Tonify Yin 
      LU, KD (6-15g) | 
  
	 
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      Tian (Men) Dong - Teeyon's Dong: 
      Even thuogh Teeyon smoked cigarettes incessantly the 
      ladies around town all knew Teeyon's dong was good for nourishing 
      their KD yin and generating fluids.  
       
      Teeyon refused to sell crack when it was cold outside because he was scared 
      to get a (cc: wind-cold cough) that could develop 
      into (cc: deficient cold of SP/ST with appetite loss 
      and diarrhea).
      
	      
              English Name: asparagus tuber 
               
		 
              Pharmacuetical Name: radix asparagi 
            
		 Properties: sweet, bitter, very cold
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	       Explanation of Key Words in this Story... |  
         
          | smoked cigarettes incessantly | 
          nourishes LU yin; clears LU heat | 
         
        
          | nourishing their KD yin and generating fluids | 
          nourish KD yin, generate fluids | 
         
       
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		       Tian Men Dong Actions and Indications
	  
        - Nourishes LU Yin; clears LU heat (lung dryness or 
          yin deficiency with heat signs in upper jiao especially mouth dryness; 
          thick or blood-streaked sputum difficult to expectorate)
 
        - Nourish KD yin; generates fluids (KD yin deficiency; 
          xiao ke, consumption with low-grade fever, consumptive cough w/ blood 
          streaked sputum, constipation due to dry intestines)
 
        - (cc: deficient cold of SP/ST with appetite loss and diarrhea)
 
        - (cc: wind-cold cough)
 
       
		Special Notes:
        - Pharmacologically Tian Men Dong is a antibiotic and antineoplastic (inhibitory effect against sarcoma in mice).
 
		 
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