Shan Zhu Yu
山茱萸 shān zhū yú, "mountain cornus"

Category:

Calm the Spirit

Herbs that Stabilize and Bind (Astringents)

Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

	Tastes: Sour		Dosage: 6-12g

	Cautions: Difficult, painful urination, Damp-Heat		Meridians: Liver , Kidney
	Preparation: Traditionally the seeds are removed, as they are thought to cause spermatorrhea.		Quality: Consists of large, pliable, purplish red (or black in the case of the steamed product) sliced fruit with the seeds mostly removed (less than 3% of the total weight).
	Reference Source: Alternate Statements in Materia Medica Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (20) dū qì wān (Capital Qi Pill) bā wèi dì huáng wán (Eight-Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia) bā xīan cháng shōu wán (Eight Immortal Pill for Longevity) dà bǔ yúan jiàn (Great Tonify the Basal Decoction) dāng guī dì huáng yǐn (Tangkuei and Rehmannia Decoction) dì huáng yǐn zǐ (Rehmannia Decoction) ěr lóng zǔo cí wán (Pill for Deafness that is Kind to the Left (Kidney)) gù yīn jiān (Stabilize the Yin Decoction) jì shēng shèn qì wán (Kidney Qi Pill from Formulas to Aid the Living) jīa wèi lìu wèi dì huáng wán (Augmented Six-Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia) jīn guì shèn qì wán (Kd Qi Pill from the Golden Cabinet) lìu wèi dì huáng wán (Six-Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia) míng mù dì huáng wán (Improve Vision Pill with Rehmannia) qǐ jú dì huáng wán (Lycium Fruit, Chrysanthemum and Rehmannia Pill) shí bǔ wán (Ten-Tonic Pill) yòu guī wán (Restore the Right (Kidney) Pill) yòu guī yǐn (Restore the Right Kidney Decoction) zàn yù dān (Special Pill to Aid Fertility) zǔo guī wán (Restore the Left (Kidney) Pill.) zǔo guī yǐn (Restore the Left (Kidney) Decoction)

Family:

Cornaceae

Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Corni Fructus

Botanical: Cornus Officinalis Sieb. & Zucc.

Japanese: sanyuniku

Korean: sansuyu

Common: Asiatic cornelian cherry fruit, cornus

Temperature: Slightly Warm

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Stabilizes the Kidneys add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Retains Essence (Jing) and Stops excessive sweating. add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Tonifies and Augments the Liver and Kidneys add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Generates Fluids and Stops diarrhea add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Supports that which has collapsed add comment

	+1 Christopher Arthur (Rootdown Editor) Spermatorrhea add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Shock (cases of devastated yang and collapsed qi) add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Weakness of the lower back and knees add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Patterns of excessive uterine bleeding and prolonged menstruation (this has only a weak affect on bleeding) add comment

	+1 Aumkar Mahabodha Excesive fever 1 comment

Shan Zhu Yu山茱萸 shān zhū yú, "mountain cornus"

Shan Zhu Yu
山茱萸 shān zhū yú, "mountain cornus"