Chinese Taxillus Herb

Chinese Taxillus Herb
Name
Chinese Taxillus Herb
Latin Pharmaceutical Name
Taxilli Herba
Chinese Name
桑寄生
Category
Stems and woods

Chinese Taxillus HerbMore Info

Production Regions
Primarily produced in the Chinese provinces of Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi.
Macroscopic Features
Stem is cylindrical, 3~4cm long, 0.2~1cm; externally reddish-brown or gray, with thin longitudinal lines, and numerous tiny lenticels, small branches have brownish-red thin hairs. Sometimes have leaves, often wrinkled, intact leaves are oval shaped, entire, brown, leathery, young leaves are covered with brownish-red thin hairs. Stem is hard, fractured surface is uneven, cortex is reddish-brown, xylem is relatively pale. faint odor, astringent taste.
Quality Requirements
Superior medicinal material is reddish-brown, with thin and tender stem, numerous leaves.
Properties
Bitter, sweet, neutral
Functions
Dispels wind-damp, supplements liver and kidney, strengthens sinew and bone, secures fetus.
Origin
The dried stem with leaves of Taxillus chinensis (DC.) Danser.(Loranthaceae).

Chinese Taxillus HerbHerbs in the formula

Pubescent Angelica and Mistletoe Decoction

Pubescent Angelica and Mistletoe Decoction

Action:Dispels wind-dampness, relieves pain, boosts the liver and kidney, supplements qi and blood.
Indication:This formula is indicated for long-term bi syndrome associated with deficiency of the liver and kidney and insufficiency of qi and blood. The symptoms include pain and flaccidity of the waist and knees, disorder of flexion and extension of the joints, numbness, fear of cold with a preference for warmth, palpitations, and shortness of breath. The tongue is pale with a white coating and the pulse is thready and weak.
Gastrodia and Uncaria Decoction

Gastrodia and Uncaria Decoction

Action:Calms the liver and extinguishes wind, clears heat and invigorates blood, supplements and boosts the liver and kidney.
Indication:Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin is indicated for patterns of hyperactive liver yang and ascending liver wind. The symptoms are headache, dizziness and vertigo, insomnia with profuse dreaming; or a bitter taste in the mouth, flushed face, a red tongue with a yellow tongue coating, and a wiry or rapid pulse.
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