The flavor is salty, sweet and warm.
①Compilation of Medicinal Materials: "Sweet, warm, non-toxic."
②"Handbook of Chinese Herbal Medicine": "Salty flavor."
③Manual of Identification of Traditional Chinese Medicines: "Salty and sweet, warm."
Functions and Indications: tonifying the kidney and strengthening the yang. Treating impotence.
①"Compendium of Gleanings": "Double the work of seahorses. Promote the birth of a particularly rapid effect."
② "Modern Practical Chinese Medicine": "as a strong medicine, there is a euphoric effect, used for the elderly and debilitated mental exhaustion. Treatment of blood and gas pain."
③ "Manual of Identification of Traditional Chinese Medicines": "Nourishes the kidney and strengthens the yang. Treats impotence and sterility."
Usage and Dosage For internal use: decoction, 1 to 3 qian; or into the bulk, 5 to 8 minutes.