Dioscorea (Shanyao)-Dioscorea opposita
Dioscorea (Shanyao) Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Dioscoreae Botanical Name: Dioscorea opposita Thunb. Common Name: Chinese yam, Dioscorea Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao Jing. Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The rhizomes are dug in the period of Frost’s Descent (eighteenth solar term). After the rough bark has been removed, the rhizomes are cleaned and dried in either the sun or the shade. Then, they are soaked again and cut into slices. Properties & Taste: Sweet and neutral. Meridians: Spleen, lung and kidney Functions: 1. To strengthen the spleen and … Xem tiếp
