Dogwood fruit (Shanzhuyu)
Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Corni
Botanical Name: Cornus officinalis Sieb. et Zucc.
Common Name: Cornus fruit, Dogwood
fruit
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong
Bencao Jing
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Name: The ripe fruit is gathered from October to November. The fruit is
baked or boiled, after which the fruit pit is removed. The fruit is then dried
in the sun or baked again.
Properties & Taste: Sour and
slightly warm.
Meridians: Liver and kidney.
Functions: 1. To tonify the liver and
kidneys; 2. To astringe the essence; 3. To stop sweating.
Indications & Combinations:
1. Deficiency of the liver and kidneys
manifested as dizziness, blurred vision, soreness in the lower back, weakness
of the legs, seminal emissions and impotence. Dogwood fruit (Shanzhuyu) is
used with Prepared rehmannia root (Shudihuang), Dadder seed (Tusizi), Wolfberry
fruit (Gouqizi) and Eucommia bark (Duzhong).
2. Spontaneous sweating due to weakness of
the body. Dogwood fruit (Shanzhuyu) is used with Ginseng (Renshen),
Prepared aconite root (Fuzi) and Oyster shell (Muli).
Dosage: 5-10 g.
Cautions & Contraindications: This
herb is contraindicated in cases with damp-heat or dysuria.
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