Sha Shen
沙參 shā shēn , "sand ginseng"

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Tonifying Herbs

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Pinyin Pronunciation:

Alternate Names:

Name	Pin Yin	Chinese	Translated
Bei Sha Shen	běi shā shēn	北沙參	northern sand ginseng
Nan Sha Shen	nán shā shēn	南沙參	southern sand ginseng

	Tastes: Slightly Bitter , Sweet		Dosage: 9-15g

	Cautions: Cough due to Wind-Cold, Spleen Yang Xu avoid use during Pregnancy		Meridians: Lung , Stomach
	Preparation: No preparation data at this time		Quality: No quality data at this time
	Reference Source: Treasury of Words on the Materia Medica		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (7) jiā jiǎn shēng mài sǎn (Modified Generate the Pulse Powder) sāng xìng tāng (Mulberry Leaf and Apricot Kernel Decoction) shā shēn mài mén dōng tāng (Glehnia and Ophiopogonis Decoction) shùn jīng tāng (Smooth the Menses Decoction) yī gùan jiān (Linking Decoction) yì wèi tāng (Benefit the Stomach Decoction) yuè huá wán (Moonlight Pill)

Family:

Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)

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Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Radix Glehniae

Botanical: Glehnia littoris Fr. Schmidt ex Miq

Japanese: hokushajin

Korean: buksasam

Common: glehnia root

Temperature: Cool

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