Fructificatio Tremellae Fuciformis Fruiting Body of Tremella, Wood Ear
Also known as Bai Mu Er, Bai Yin Er
Materia Medica Data
- Category
- Herbs that Tonify Yin
- Temperature
- Neutral
- Nature & Flavour
- Sweet, Bland, Neutral
- Channels Entered
- LU, ST
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Fructificatio Tremellae Fuciformis
- Chinese
- 银耳
- Tone Marks
- yín ĕr
- Also Known As
- Bai Mu Er, Bai Yin Er
- Translation
- White Wood Ear
Chinese Herb Actions
- Nourishes Stomach Yin, Generates Fluids, Moistens the Lungs For Yin deficiency with heat and possible ascending yang with symptoms including emaciation and heat in the five palms
- Nourishes Lung Yin For Lung yin deficiency or Lung Heat with a dry cough, scanty sputum that is possibly blood streaked and difficult to expectorate.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 3-9 grams in decoction (Chen)
- 3-9 grams in decoction(Bensky)
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Use with caution in cases with cough due to wind cold
Chinese Herb Notes
- Yin Er is often eaten as a sweet treat with Long Yan Rou, Lian Zi, and rock sugar in water.
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.
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