INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Radix Oryzae Glutinosae |
| Common English: | Glutinous Rice Root Sweet Rice Root |
Herbs that Stabilize and Bind (Astringents)
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Sweet |
Neutral |
Kidney Liver Lung (Heart) |
15-60g Tincture: 2-4ml |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Stops sweat due to Deficiency |
Sweating due to Qi Deficiency Night sweats due to Yin Deficiency |
Reduces low-grade fevers |
Deficient Yin fevers |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
INCOMPATIBILITIES |
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
Concha Ostreae |
Rx. Rehmanniae |
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae |
Abnormal sweating due to debility, as in the aftermath of a prolonged illness |
Yin Deficiency Heat |
Low-grade fever and other symptoms associated with Deficiency Heat |
Sm. Coicis |
Rx. Astragali |
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Dyspepsia and reduced appetite |
Miscarriage prevention |
Spontaneous perspiration caused by Qi Deficiency |
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Cx. Lycii |
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Yin Deficiency induced night sweats |
Post-illness symptoms like thirst, persistent fever, and hectic fever due to Yin Deficiency |
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- It may be used singly with sugar added or with other herbs.
- It is said to tonify Qi, transform Phlegm, enrich the Yin of the Stomach, expel Wind-Dampness, treat Cold in the genitals, quiet the fetus, harmonize the Blood and remedy frostbite and wounds from metal.
- It is an effective treatment for night sweats.
- It also works for fever, spontaneous perspiration, hepatitis and filariasis.
- Chyluria can be treated with decoction of 120g of Nuo Dao Gen, twice a day for 20 days as a treatment course.
- For spontaneous perspiration caused by Qi Deficiency, Nuo Dao Gen can be used alone.