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INDIVIDUAL HERBS

NAME: XIAN MAO - 仙茅 - RHIZOMA CURCULIGINIS

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Rhizoma Curculiginis
Common English:	Curculigo Golden Eye-Grass Rhizome Common Curculigo Rhizome

PROPERTIES

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Acrid	Hot Toxic	Kidney (Liver)	3-10g Tincture: 2-4ml

ACTIONS AND INDICATIONS

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Indications/Syndromes

Tonifies the Kidneys and strengthens Yang

Kidney Yang Deficiency with impotence, urinary incontinence, nocturnal emissions and irregular menstruation

Infertility from either a Cold Womb (women) or Cold Essence (men)

Weakening of Ming Men Fire

Expels Cold and eliminates Dampness(strengthens bones and sinews)

Obstinate Cold Damp Bi with generalized pain, a sense of weakness in the bones and sinews and lower back and knee pain (especially useful for Cold abdominal or lower back pain)

Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency

CONTRAINDICATIONS, INCOMPATIBILITIES AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Contraindicated for those with Yin Deficiency with Heat signs.
Contraindicated for those with Excess Heat signs.
Contraindicated during pregnancy.
Do not use for a long time.
Do not store in an iron container.
Toxic reactions can occur.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

MAJOR COMBINATIONS

Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong	Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo	Hb. Asari Xi Xin
Impotence, spermatorrhea and weakness and pain in the lower back and legs.	Accentuates the effects of the herb. Menopausal hypertension. Chills and impotence with Cold sperm, cold extremities and infertility.	Damp-Cold induced pain and coldness in the lower back and legs.
Fr. Rosae Laevigatae Jin Ying Zi	Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo Rx. Morindae Officinalis Ba Ji Tian Grain-based liquor	Fr, Amomi Sha Ren Fr. Evodiae Wu Zhu Yu Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang Rz. Alpiniae Officinarum Gao Liang Jiang
Polyuria. Tinnitus. Loss of hearing.	Impotence.	Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency with epigastric fullness and pain, poor appetite and vomiting of clear fluids.
Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Rx. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu	Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo Cx. Acanthopanacis Wu Jia Pi	Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo Cx. Acanthopanacis Wu Jia Pi Rx. Aconiti Kusnezoffi Preparata Zhi Cao Wu or Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo Cx. Acanthopanacis Wu Jia Pi Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi
Irregular menstruation. Hypertension during menstruation.	Feelings of weakness in the bones and sinews and/or lower back and knee pain.	Feelings of weakness in the bones and sinews and/or lower back and knee pain with Cold.

NOTES

Toxic reactions may be alleviated by taking a decoction of Rz. et Rx. Rhei Da Huang, Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian, and Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin.
This is the main herb for cold Kidneys.
It is regarded as an aphrodisiac.
It can be taken as a single herb for urinary incontinence and frequent urination.
It governs Cold Qi in the epigastrium and abdomen with inability to eat, Wind-Cold causing cramps and spasms in the lower back and knees, Damp-consumption in men and incontinence in the elderly.
It reinforces sexual organ and assists sexual function in males.
It is said to tonify the San Jiao.
Xian Mao, Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo, and Rx. Morindae Ba Ji Tian 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.
Wine-fried Curculigo Jiu Chao Xian Mao is less harsh with an enhanced ability to tonify the Kidney Yang and strengthen sinews and bones.