Nu Zhen Zi
女貞子 nǔ zhēn zǐ, "female chastity seeds"

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Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

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	Tastes: Sweet , Bitter		Dosage: 9-18g

	Cautions: Contraindicated in those with diarrhea from Spleen and Stomach cold from deficiency.		Meridians: Liver , Kidney
	Preparation: Seeds should be pulverized before use.		Quality: Consists of large, full, solid, greyish black fruit.
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (1) èr zhì wán (Two-Ultimate Pill)

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Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Ligustri lucidi Fructus

Botanical:

Japanese: joteishi

Korean: yeojeongsi, yeojeongja

Common: privet fruit; ligustrum

Temperature: Cool

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Nourishes and Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Clears Xu Heat. add comment

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Improves vision. add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Augments the Liver and Kidneys and clears heart from deficiency add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Internally-generated heat (from yin xu) add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Diminished visual acuity in patients with Liver and Kidney xu add comment

Nu Zhen Zi女貞子 nǔ zhēn zǐ, "female chastity seeds"