HT, LU, KD (3-10g)
Xi Yang Shen (American Ginseng)
When the pilgrims first came to America it was a super cold (properties: cold) place to be. They were all super tired from qi, yin and fluid deficiency. Once the natives taught them how to smoke a tobacco peace pipe the pilgrims smoked it incessantly.
One pilgrim didn't get along with his wife Li Lu (cc: incompatible with Li Lu) and traded her for a bunch of fresh fish - which only gave him some severe (cc: damp-cold of ST)!
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English Name: American ginseng |
Explanation of Key Words in this story... |
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| from qi, yin, and fluid deficiency | tonifies qi, yin, and fluids |
| smoke a tobacco peace pipe... smoked it incessantly | clears fire from the LU ... nourishes LU yin |
Xi Yang Shen Actions and Indications
- Benefits the Qi and generates fluids (yin deficiency with heat signs; chronic unrelenting fever; sequelae of disease with symptoms of weakness; irritability and thirst)
- Nourishes LU yin and clears LU fire (Lung yin deficiency with blazing fire: wheezing, coughing, blood-streaked sputum; loss of voice)
- (cc: damp-cold of ST)
- (cc: incompatible with Li Lu)
- (cooking: often decocted separately in a double boiler)
- (properties: cold)
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Special Notes:
- Often decocted separately in a double boiler.
- Both Xi Yang Shen and Ren Shen tonify qi and body fluids, but Xi Yang Shen is weaker to tonify qi and stronger to clear LU Yin deficient fire.
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