Xian Mao Xian Mao Xian Mao Golden Eye Grass Rhizome tcm herb traditional chinese medicine xian mao tcm herbal database

Xian Mao - Golden Eye Grass Rhizome

Clinical Applications

  • Tonify kidney, strengthen yang - impotence, urinary incontinence, nocturnal emission, infertility due to cold womb (woman) or cold jing (man).
  • Expel cold, eliminate damp - bi with generalized pain, pain and/or weakness in the bones and sinews, lower back and knee pain, cold abdomen.

Functional Category

Herbs That Tonify Yang

Temperature & Taste

Acrid Hot (Re)

Channels Influenced

Kidney Liver

Dosage & Preparation

  • Dosage: 3-9g

Clinician Notes

  • Generally not for longer term use.
  • The daily dose should be respected as high doses can cause limb numbness, loss of consciousness and swollen tongue among other symptoms.

    • Cautions & Precautions

  • Avoid with yin deficiency, empty heat signs

    • Relationships
    TCM Formulas that include Xian Mao (4)