This product is the rhizome of the perennial herb Common Curculigo Rhizome (Curculigo orchioides Gaertn.) from the shorttube lycoris bulb family. It is mainly produced in Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and other regions. It is harvested in autumn and winter, then dried and cut into segments for use.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Acrid, hot. act on kidney, liver and spleen channels.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Warming and tonifying kidney yang, strengthening bones and muscles, dispelling cold-dampness.

bubble_chart Indications

1. is used for impotence, cold sperm, and frequent urination due to kidney yang deficiency and decline of life gate fire. It has the effects of warming and tonifying kidney yang and stopping enuresis. It is often used with Epimedium Herb, Dodder Seed, etc.
2. is used for kidney deficiency, weakness and cold pain in the lower back and knees, or long-term cold-dampness arthralgia. It can tonify the liver and kidneys, strengthen the bones and muscles, and also dispel cold-dampness, warm the lower back and knees, and relieve arthralgia. For the former condition, it can be used with Epimedium Herb, Eucommia Bark, Morinda, etc.; for the latter, it can be used with Chinese Clematis Root, Pubescent Angelica, Aconite Mother Root, etc.
3. is used for cold pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, diarrhea, etc. due to spleen-kidney yang deficiency. It can tonify the fire of the life gate to warm spleen yang and stop cold diarrhea. It can be used with Psoralea, Dried Ginger, Ginseng, White Atractylodes Rhizome, etc.

bubble_chart Documentation

1. Bencao Gangmu: "Common Curculigo Rhizome is hot in nature and is a medicine that tonifies the life fire of the triple energizer. It is suitable for those with weak yang and cold essence, and those with a constitution that tends to dispel cold. However, if one's body has excessive yang fire, taking it may instead stir up fire."
2. Bencaozheng Yi: "Common Curlicgo Rhizome is a specialized medicine for tonifying yang and warming the kidneys, thus it also has the ability to dispel cold-dampness. It is similar to Morinda and Epimedium Herb, but its effects are even more intense."

bubble_chart Usage and Dosage

3-10 grams. Decoct for oral administration or soak in wine for consumption.

bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications

Those with yin deficiency and effulgent fire should avoid using it.

bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology

This product contains Common Curculigo Rhizome glycosides, orcinol glucoside, Common Curculigo Rhizome glycoside B, Common Curculigo Rhizome factors A, B, C, and three artocarpane-type triterpenoid sapogenins, as well as thirteen new saponins.

The alcohol extract of Common Curculigo Rhizome has adaptogenic effects such as resistance to high temperature and hypoxia, as well as sedative, anticonvulsant, and androgenic effects.