Dang Shen
Codonopsis Radix
sweet, neutral
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Tonify Qi
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Fatigue
- Weakness in the limbs
- Disorders of the gastrointestinal tract
- Diarrhea
- Vomiting
- Prolapse
- Rectum
- Stomach
- Reduced appetite
- Chronic illness
- Prolapse of uterus
- Pulmonary disorders
- Chronic cough
- Shortness of breath
Dang Shen is sweet and neutral. It enters the spleen and lung systems. It is especially important for spleen deficient chronic illness patterns.
Its lung function allows it to treat cough, wheeze, and phlegm.
It can replace formulas with Ren Shen when Ren Shen is too warm or too expensive. Use it at a ratio of 2 to 1.
Channels: lung, spleen
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Hypoadrenia
- Orthostatic hypotension
- Norepinephrine
- Low blood pressure
- Aldosterone
- Fatigue
- Pancreatic regulation
- Exocrine
- Enzymes
- Endocrine
- Insulin
- Glucagon
- Lung disorders
- Asthma
- Cough
- Dyspnea
- Anorexia
- Dysglycemia
- Insulin resistance
- Obesity
- Hypothyroid
- Kidney disorders
- Antitumor
Formulas:
- Bu Shen Gu Chong Wan
Contraindications: Dang Shen should be prescribed cautiously to patients that present with excess pathogens
Zoo Image: a ferret too tired so support its normal is watching a wheezing alien beam a light onto its middle circle while his food rots behind his tractor