Zhu Zi Shen

Zhu Zi Shen

Name

Zhu Zi Shen (Rhizoma Panacis Majoris)

Property

Bitter, sweet, slightly cold; liver, lung and stomach meridians entered.

Actions

Tonify the lung to nourish yin, remove stasis and alleviate pain, stop bleeding.

Indications

Hematemesis, nose bleeding, traumatic hemorrhage, traumatic injury, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, rheumatic arthritis, cough due to consumptive disease, qi deficiency and yin deficiency, hemoptysis, dysphoria.

Dosage and administration

Decoct 3~9 g. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying on the affected area.