INDIVIDUAL HERBS

NAME: CHUAN SHAN LONG - 穿山龙 - RHIZOMA DIOSCOREAE NIPPONICAE 

Pharmaceutical Latin: Rhizoma Dioscoreae Nipponicae
Common English: Japanese Dioscorea Rhizome
Nippon Yam Root

CATEGORY

Herbs that Dispel Wind-Dampness (Antirheumatics)

PROPERTIES

Taste Temperature Entering Meridians Dosage
Bitter
Neutral
(Cool)
Slightly Toxic
Liver
Lung
(Kidney)
15-30g
Tincture: 2-4ml

ACTIONS AND INDICATIONS

Actions Indications/Syndromes

Dispels Wind and eliminates Dampness

Wind-Damp Bi with numbness of the flesh and skin and difficulty flexing and extending the joints

Commonly used for Hot Bi

Invigorates the Blood, unblocks the collaterals and relaxes the sinews

Blood Stasis due to trauma

Chest Bi

Heart Qi and Blood Stagnation

Transforms Phlegm and alleviates cough

Lung Heat coughs

CONTRAINDICATIONS, INCOMPATIBILITIES AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
INCOMPATIBILITIES
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

MAJOR COMBINATIONS

Caul. Trachelospermi
Luo Shi Teng
Caul. Lonicerae
Ren Dong Teng

Flos Sophorae
Huai Hua Mi

Brown sugar
Wine

Hot Bi

Coronary artery disease

Trauma pain

Fr. Trichosanthis
Gua Lou
Rx. Scutellariae
Huang Qin

Lung Heat coughs

 

 

NOTES

  • This herb is primarily used for Wind-Cold-Damp Bi with lower back and leg pain, numbness and traumatic injuries.
  • It is often made into a tincture.
  • It can be macerated and applied topically.
  • This herb is also noteworthy for its protection against radiation damage.
  • One source says that this herb expels Food Stagnation and promotes water metabolism.