Huang Yao Zi
黃藥子 huáng yào zi, "yellow-medicine seed-like "

Category: Cool and Transform Phlegm-Heat  Browse

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Pinyin Pronunciation:
Tastes
Tastes:
Bitter  Browse
Dosage
Dosage:
6-15g
Cautions
Cautions:
None noted
Meridians
Meridians:
Lung , Liver  Browse
Preparation
Preparation:
No preparation data at this time
Quality
Quality:
Good quality - the surface of the slices are yellowish white or yellowish brown with dark orange-colored dots; large yellow slices
Reference Source
Reference Source:
Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')  Browse
Notes
Notes:
No notes at this time
Formulas
Formulas
There are no known formulas that contain this herb at this time
Family:
Dioscoreaceae  Browse

Alternate Names:
Pharmaceutical: Dioscoreae bulbiferae Rhizoma
Botanical: Dioscorea Bulbifera L.
Japanese: oyakushi
Korean: hwangyakja
Common: dioscorea bulbifera tuber
 
Temperature:  Cold  Browse