INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Radix Morindae Officinalis
Common English:	Morinda Root

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Acrid Sweet	Slightly Warm (Warm)	Kidney	6-15g Tincture: 2-4ml

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Indications/Syndromes

Tonifies the Kidneys and strengthens Yang

Kidney Yang Deficiency with impotence, male or female infertility, premature ejaculation, urinary frequency,

Incontinence, irregular menstruation and a cold and painful back

Disperses Wind-Cold-Damp and strengthens the sinews and bones

Wind-Cold-Damp Bi with Kidney and Liver insufficiency with tight muscles of the lower back and legs, joint pain and difficulty moving

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Contraindicated for those with Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao.
Contraindicated for those with Yin Deficiency with Heat signs.
Contraindicated for those with Difficult urination.
Contraindicated for those with dry constipation, a bitter taste, red and painful eyes or restless irritability.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Sm. Cuscutae Tu Si Zi Hb. Cistanches Rou Cong Rong	Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen Rz. Dioscoreae Shan *Yao*	Fr. Psoraliae Bu Gu Zhi Fr. Rubi Fu Pen Zi Fr. Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Yi Zhi Ren
Impotence, spermatorrhea and premature ejaculation due to Kidney Yang Deficiency.	Impotence or infertility.	Urinary incontinence and frequency due to Kidney Yang Deficiency.
Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi	Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui Fr. Evodiae Wu Zhu Yu Rz. Alpiniae Officinarum Gao Liang Jiang	Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui
Soaked in wine for impotence.	Long-term Cold in the Womb with irregular menstruation and clear vaginal discharge.	Impotence or infertility associated with waning of Ming Men Fire.
Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae *Niu Xi* Cx. Acanthopanacis Wu Jia Pi	Hb. Cistanches Rou Cong Rong	Fr. Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Yi Zhi Ren Ootheca Mantidis Sang Piao Xiao Sm. Cuscutae Tu Si Zi
Pain, swelling, muscular weakness and atrophy due to chronic Bi with deficient Kidneys.	Tonifies Yang without injuring Yin. Constipation in the elderly.	Urinary incontinence.
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum Lu Rong Rz. Dioscoreae Shan Yao Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo	Rx. Cyathulae Chuan Niu Xi Cx. Acanthopanacis Wu Jia Pi Cx. Rasus Cinnamomi Gui Xin
Impotence.	Bi syndrome.

This herb resembles corticosteroids.
It tonifies Jing and benefits marrow.
It quiets and soothes the five Zang.
It increases mental power.
It is specifically for skeletal problems.
It is considered to have a minor action in augmenting Blood.
It is an herb of the Kidney channel, Blood level and Chong Channel.
It is an important herb in Kidney tonification because it is moist in nature.
Ba Ji Tian, Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo and Rz. Curculiginis Xian Mao all reinforce the Kidney Yang, strengthen the sinews and bones and expel Wind-Dampness. Xian Mao is the hottest and most acrid and strongly expels Cold-Dampness but its slight toxicity makes it appropriate only for short term use. Ba Ji Tian is acrid, sweet and only slightly warming with a soft, moistening quality that tonifies Yang without being overly dry or cloying. It also augment Jing. Yin Yang Huo is warmer and more markedly strengthens Ming Men Fire, while strongly dispersing Wind-Dampness and unblocking Bi.
Salt-prepared Morinda Yan Ba Ji is better able to enter the Kidney channel, augment primal Yang and replenish Yin water. it is appropriate to treat impotence or spermatorrhea due to Kidney Jing Deficiency.
Processed Morinda Zhi Ba Ji is more moderate in nature so that it tonifies Fire but does not overly dry Yin.