Zhi Mu
Anemarrhenae Rhizoma
bitter, sweet, cold
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Clear Heat and Drain Fire
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Fever
- Irritability
- Thirst
- Cough
- Exhaustion
- Ulcers
- Inflammation
- Dysglycemia
Zhi Mu is bitter, sweet, and cold to nourish the yin and treat deficiency heat patterns. It enters the lung, stomach, and kidney systems. It treat cough when the presentation is thick yellow expectoration.
Channels: lung, stomach, kidney
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Hot flash
- Night sweats
- Perimenopause
- Dry hard stool
- Dysglycemia
- Thirst
- Fever
- Cough
- Dysuria
- Antimicrobial
Formulas:
- Bai Hu Jia Ren Shen Tang
- Bai Hu Tang
- Da Bu Yin Wan
- Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang
- Er Xian Tang
- Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang
- Hu Qian Wan
- Mie Di Zhi Yang Tang
- Qing Gu San
- Qing Shu Yi Qi Tang
- Qing Wen Bai Du Yin
- Ren Shen Ge Jie San
- Suan Zao Ren Tang
- Xiao Feng San
- Xin Yi Qing Fei Yin
- Yi Yin Jian
- Yu Nu Jian
- Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan
Contraindications: do not prescribe Zhi Mu to patients that present with poor digestive function or diarrhea
Zoo Image: a walrus with a yangming puff is in the lusty kids bathroom turning on the yin faucet with a dry hand and turning on the fluids with a hot hand, there is a dried up flower