INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Radix Pseudostellariae |
| Common English: | Pseudostellaria Root Prince Ginseng Root Heterophylly False Starwort Root |
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Sweet Slightly Bitter |
Neutral |
Lung Spleen |
9-30g Tincture: 2-5ml |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Strengthens the Spleen and tonifies Qi |
Spleen and Stomach Deficiency with fatigue and anorexia Lung Qi Deficiency with spontaneous sweating |
Generates Body Fluids and treats chronic febrile disorders |
Yin Deficiency Lung Dryness Injury to fluids and weakness after febrile disease. Unrelenting fever or Summerheat in children |
Tonifies the Lungs |
Lung Deficiency |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
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INCOMPATIBILITIES |
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HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
Rx. Dioscoreae |
Fr. Schisandrae
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Spleen Deficiency with lethargy and reduced appetite. |
Qi and Yin Deficiencies after febrile diseases. |
Nourishes Fluids. |
Fr. Schisandrae |
Rx. Rehmanniae |
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Qi Deficiency with increased sweat, insomnia, irritability and debility. |
Thirst in the aftermath of a febrile disease. |
Unrelenting fevers, especially during the summer with Qi and Yin Deficiencies. |
Rz. Atractylodes Macrocephalae |
Rx. Ophiopogonis |
Rx. Rehmanniae |
Poor appetite due to Spleen and Stomach Deficiency. |
Qi and Yin Deficiencies with spontaneous sweat. |
Thirst due to Qi and Yin Deficiencies with Heat. |
Rx. Ophiopogonis |
Rx. Glehniae/Adenophorae |
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Insomnia due to Qi and Yin Deficiencies with Heat. |
Persistent unremitting fever due to Qi and Yin Deficiencies with Heat. |
Acute or chronic hepatitis. |
- It is similar actions to Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen and Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen but weaker.
- It is better at generating fluids.
- It tonifies Spleen and Lung Qi, nourishes the Yin and generates Fluids to treat Spleen Deficiency when it is accompanied by Stomach Yin Deficiency, which often happens in the aftermath of a febrile disease.
- One source says that it tonifies primal Qi of the Spleen and Lungs, stops sweating, generates Yang Fluids and settles palpitations due to Deficiency.
- Tai Zi Shen, Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen, Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen and Rx. Panacis Quinquifolii Xi Yang Shen all tonify the primal Qi and generate Fluids. Tai Zi Shen is far weaker in effect, requiring a larger dose and its tonifying action is limited to the Lungs and Spleen. Dang Shen tonifies the Spleen Qi but not the primal Qi like Ren Shen, nor does it generate Fluids like Ren Shen and Tai Zi Shen. Xi Yang Shen is equal in strength to Ren Shen but is cooler and has a greater ability to generate Fluids. It is less appropriate when warm tonification is required. In mild cases of Qi and Yin Deficiencies, Tai Zi Shen can be substituted.