This product is a perennial herbaceous plant of the Platycodon Root family Tangshen (Codonopsis pilosula (Franch.) Nannf.) Tangshen (Codonopsis pilosula Nannf. var. modesta (Nannf.) L.T. Shen) or the dried roots of Tangshen (Codonopsis tangshen Oliv.). Mainly produced in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan and other provinces. Because Shanxi Shangdang was the most famous, it was named Tangshen. Dig it in autumn, wash it and dry it in the sun. Cut into thick slices and use raw.

[Property]

sweet, neutral. act on spleen and lung channels.

[Efficacy]

tonifying qi, promoting fluid production and nourishing blood.

1. It is used for physical weakness and fatigue due to insufficient middle qi, lack of food, loose stool, etc. Can tonify middle and replenishing qi. Often used with Astragalus Root, White Atractylodes Rhizome, etc.
2. Used for lung qi deficiency, cough, shortness of breath, low voice, etc. Can tonify lung and replenish qi. Can be used in combination of medicinals Skullcap Root, Schisandra Fruit and the like.
3. It is used for shortness of breath and thirst caused by both Qi and body damage, complexion shallow yellow, dizziness and palpitation caused by both Qi and blood deficiency. It has the effect of tonifying qi to produce fluid and tonifying qi to produce blood. It can be combined with Ophiopogon Tuber, Schisandra Fruit and other body-stimulating drugs, or Chinese Angelica, Prepared Rehmannia Root YellowSame as blood tonic. In addition, for symptoms of qi deficiency external contraction and positive deficiency-type pathogen, exterior-releasing medicinal or internal medicine can also be used together with the syndrome to reinforcing healthy qi and eliminate pathogenic factors.

[Documentation]

1. Bencao Congxin: "It mainly tonifies middle and replenishing qi, harmonizes the spleen and stomach, and relieves polydipsia. Middle qi is weak, and is used for tonic, which is very suitable."
2. Bencao Gangmu Shiyi: "Cure lung deficiency and benefit lung qi."
3. Bencaozheng Yi can nourish the spleen and stomach, moisten the lung and produce fluid, and strengthen the middle. qi is not far from Ginseng. It is particularly valuable: it strengthens the spleen without drying it; nourishes the stomach yin without causing dampness; moistens the lungs without causing coldness; nourishes the blood without being greasy, encourages clear yang, and vibrates the middle qi without the disadvantages of rigidity and dryness.

[Usage and Dosage]

Decoct and take, 10~30g.

[Modern Pharmacology]

Tangshen contains saponins, trace alkaloids, sugars, vitamins B₁, B₂, a variety of essential inorganic elements and amino acids.

• Tangshen has an exciting effect on the nervous system and can enhance the body's resistance;
• can increase red blood cells and hemoglobin in rabbits;
• can dilate peripheral blood vessels and lower blood pressure, and can inhibit the rise of epinephrine.
• It has the effects of regulating gastrointestinal motility, anti-ulcer, inhibiting gastric acid secretion, and reducing pepsin activity;
• it also has the effect of improving the decrease in white blood cells caused by chemotherapy and radiation.

[Supplementary Medication]

medicinal changium root: the dried root of medicinal changium root (Changium smyrniodes Wolff), a perennial herbaceous plant of the Apiaceae family. The nature and flavor are sweet, slightly bitter and slightly cold. Returns to the lung and spleen meridians. It can moistening dryness and resolving phlegm, tonifying yin and harmonizing stomach. Mainly used to treat lung heat cough and dry mouth due to lack of food. It is not the same thing as Tangshen, and its effects are also different.