Shan Yao
山藥 shān yào, "mountain herb"

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Pinyin Pronunciation:

	Tastes: Sweet		Dosage: 9-30g; when a large dosage is required, from 60-24

	Cautions: Should not be used by itself when there is an accumulation of dampness marked by fullness in the abdomen. See Toxicity.		Meridians: Lung , Spleen , Kidney
	Preparation: No preparation data at this time		Quality: Good quality is white, thick, solid and heavy, and has a powdery texture.
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (33) 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) cháng níng tāng (Intestinal Serenity Decoction) dà bǔ yúan jiàn (Great Tonify the Basal Decoction) dāng guī dì huáng yǐn (Tangkuei and Rehmannia Decoction) ěr lóng zǔo cí wán (Pill for Deafness that is Kind to the Left (Kidney)) fú tù dān (Poria and Cuscuta Special Pill) gù yīn jiān (Stabilize the Yin Decoction) gù zhēn tāng (Stabilize the True 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) jiā wèi mài mén dōng tāng (Augmented Ophiopogonis Decoction) jiàn líng tāng (Construct Roof Tiles Decoction) jiàn pí wán (Strengthen the Spleen Pill) jīn guì shèn qì wán (Kd Qi Pill from the Golden Cabinet) lìu wèi dì huáng wán (Six-Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia) miào xiāng sǎn (Marvelously Fragrant Powder) míng mù dì huáng wán (Improve Vision Pill with Rehmannia) qǐ jú dì huáng wán (Lycium Fruit, Chrysanthemum and Rehmannia Pill) qīng dài tāng (Clear Discharge Decoction) shēn líng bái zhú sǎn (Ginseng, Poria, and Atractylodes Macrocephala Powd) shí hú yè guāng wán (Dendrobium Pill for Night Vision) suō quán wán (Shut the Sluice Pill) tù sī zǐ wán (Cuscuta Seed Pill) wán dài tāng (End Discharge Decoction) yì huáng tāng (Change Yellow (Discharge) Decoction ) yòu guī wán (Restore the Right (Kidney) Pill) yòu guī yǐn (Restore the Right Kidney Decoction) yù yè tāng (Jade Fluid Decoction) yuè huá wán (Moonlight Pill) zǔo guī wán (Restore the Left (Kidney) Pill.) zǔo guī yǐn (Restore the Left (Kidney) Decoction)

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Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Dioscoreae Rhizoma

Botanical:

Japanese: sanyaku

Korean: sanyak

Common: dioscorea rhizome, Chinese yam

Temperature: Neutral

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