Chinese Yam (Dioscorea opposita)

山药shān yàoShanyao

Dioscorea opposita · Plant

Dioscorea, standing in for Dioscorea opposita
This photo shows Dioscorea, not Dioscorea opposita: Wikimedia Commons has no freely licensed photo of it. Photo: Kod B, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

Contains calcium oxalate crystals; proper preparation required.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Chinese Yam for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Cough & Asthma Due To Lung VacuityFrequent UrinationIncessant Chronic DiarrheaKidney Vacuity & EmissionReduced Food Intake Due To Spleen VacuityVacuity Heat & Diabetes MellitusVaginal Discharge

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Chinese Yam does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Engender Liquid & Boost LungFortify Spleen & Nourish StomachSupplement Kidney & Rough Essence

Other entries for Dioscorea opposita

Yam 薯蓣