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Herb Documents

Properties & Channels

Drug Interactions

Incompatible Herbs

Toxic or Endangered

Latin Name Notes

Rou Cong Rong (Fleshy Stem of the Broomrape)

Herb 20 of 29 in Herbs that Tonify Yang

Rou Cong Rong (Herba Cistanchis Deserticolae)

Channels:
LI, KI

Properties:
Sweet, Salty, Warm

Latin Name:
Herba Cistanchis Deserticolae

In Progress...

Contraindications and Cautions

This section is being researched, and is not completed.

Herb-Drug Interactions

This section is being researched, and is not completed.

Toxicity and Overdose

This section is being researched, and is not completed.

This Herb Appears in the Following Formulas:

Di Huang Yin Zi (Rehmannia Decoction)
Formulas that Extinguish Internal Wind
Ji Chuan Jian (Benefit the Flow Decoction)
Formulas that Moisten the Intestines and Unblock the Bowels
Tu Si Zi Wan (Cuscuta Seed Pill)
Formulas that Warm and Tonify the Yang
Zan Yu Dan (Special Pill to Aid Fertility)
Formulas that Warm and Tonify the Yang

References

Herbs

13. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (Revised Edition)
- Dan Bensky

25. Lancet 2000 January 8;355(9198):134-138 (Article)
- Fugh-Berman A.

17. Handbook of Chinese Herbs (Second Edition)
- Him Che. Yeung

12. Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology (First Edition)
- John K. Chen, Tina T. Chen

26. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals (Third Edition)
- Max Wichtl

Formulas

15. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas and Strategies (First Edition)
- Dan Bensky

18. Handbook of Chinese Herbal Formulas (First Edition)
- Him Che. Yeung

16. The Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula Study Guide (First Edition)
- Qiao Yi

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