Yellow essence (Polygonatum sibiricum)

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Polygonatum sibiricum · Plant

Polygonatum sibiricum
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Indications

Cautions

May lower blood sugar; caution with diabetes medications; may have mild laxative effects; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

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

Diabetes MellitusFatigue Hypodynamia Due To Spleen VacuityImpotence & EmissionLimp Aching Lumbus & Knees Due To Kidney Yin VacuityLung Heat Dry CoughPremature Graying In Beard & HairReduced Food Intake With Dry MouthTinnitus & Dim VisionVacuity & Marked EmaciationWind Lai LichenYin Vacuity Taxation Cough

TCM actions

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

Enrich Kidney & Replenish EssenceNourish Yin & Moisten LungSupplement Spleen & Boost Qi