Zhi Mu

Ingredient Information

Name:

Zhi Mu

知母

Pharmaceutical Name:

Anemarrhenae Asphodeloidis Radix

Alternate Name:

Anemarrhena Rhizome

Japanese Name:

chimo

Allergens:

None

Materia Medica Categories

Chapter:	Clear Heat
Section:	Drain Fire

Symptoms

TCM Patterns

Heat-Lung Excess
Heat-Stomach Excess
Lung-Heat
Heat-Stagnant
Fire Poison
Stomach-Fire
Lung Yin-Deficiency
Kidney Yin-Deficiency
Yin-Deficient

Pulse

Rapid
Flooding

Contraindications

Spleen Deficiency
Stomach Cold from Deficiency
Diarrhea

Ingredients

Pin Yin	Common Name	中文	Pct
Zhi Mu	Anemarrhena Rhizome	知母	100.00%

Treatment Principles

Clear Heat
Drain Fire
Enrich Yin
Moisten Dryness
Generate Fluids
Nourish the Lungs
Nourish the Stomach
Nourish Kidneys
Nourish Yin

Properties

Channels

Lung (33%)
Stomach (33%)
Kidney (33%)

Properties

Cold (100%)

Tastes

Bitter (50%)
Sweet (50%)

Literature

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This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.