Northern sand ginseng (Adenophora trachelioides)

北沙参běi shā shēnBeishashen

Adenophora trachelioides · Plant

Adenophora, standing in for Adenophora trachelioides
This photo shows Adenophora, not Adenophora trachelioides: Wikimedia Commons has no freely licensed photo of it. Photo: Photograph taken by and (c)2007 Johnathan J. Stegeman (Midimacman), GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

Generally safe; caution in pregnancy.

Indications

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

Dry Cough Due To Lung DrynessFluid Damage & ThirstStomach Yin InsufficiencyVacuity Taxation Hemoptysis

TCM actions

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

Boost Stomach & Engender LiquidNourish Yin & Clear Lung