Shield yam (Dioscorea zingiberensis)

盾叶薯蓣dùn yè shǔ yùDunyeshuyu

Dioscorea zingiberensis · Plant

Dioscorea, standing in for Dioscorea zingiberensis
This photo shows Dioscorea, not Dioscorea zingiberensis: 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 Shield yam for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Bee StingDamp-heat Strangury PainInsect BitesLung Heat CoughSprain From Knocks & FallsSwollen Welling Abscess & Malign SoreWind-damp Lumbago

TCM actions

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

Clear Lung & Relieve CoughDisinhibit Damp & Free StranguryFree Network Vessels & Relieve PainResolve Toxin & Disperse Swelling