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Dang Shen - Codonopsis Root

Dang Shen (Codonopsis Root)

Clinical Applications

  • Tonifies the middle warmer, augments the qi - lack of appetite, fatigue, diarrhea, vomiting, any spleen qi deficiency issues, prolapse of uterus, stomach, rectum.
  • Tonifies the lungs - lung deficiency w/chronic cough, shortness of breath, copious sputum due to spleen qi deficiency.
  • Nourishes fluids - xiao ke, thirst due to injury to fluids.
  • Often used with herbs that release the exterior when patient has significant qi deficiency.

Functional Category

Herbs That Tonify Qi

Channels Influenced

Lung Spleen

Dosage & Preparation

  • Dosage: 9-30g
Relationships
TCM Formulas that include Dang Shen (12)
Conditions / Symptoms (4 connections)
TCM Patterns (1 connection)