Chicken kidney ginseng

Chicken kidney ginseng

(Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine)

[synonym] opposite reference.

[source] it is the tuberous root of Euonymus japonicus.

[plant morphology] Yufeng flower with thick petals

Perennial herbs, up to 15-25 cm in height. Generally, there are two white fleshy tubers. The basal leaves are usually 3, elliptic, with thick midrib, protuberant abaxially, 3-5 cm in length and width; the cauline leaves are subulate, 1-1.5 cm in length and 0.5-0.8 cm in width, slightly clasping at the base. The flower stems are extracted from the leaves, and the racemes are terminal. The flowers are light green and look like a swallow. Capsule, very small seed.

He was born in the wilderness.

[collection] collected in autumn, dried or fresh.

[flavor] sweet and bitter, warm.

Functions and indications: strengthening waist and tonifying kidney. Treatment of kidney deficiency, low back pain, neurosis, nephritis.

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang; or stewed chicken.