Gou qi zi (wolfberry — tonifies liver and kidney essence): Chinese Medicine Cases
2 related cases
📖 Doctor Zhang Xichun (张锡纯) Case
Can't Sleep All Night and Sleeping Pills Don't Work? Doctor Zhang Xichun Cures Insomnia by Strengthening the Spleen and Stomach
Medicine: Sheng huai shan yao (raw Huai Chinese yam — strengthens the spleen and stomach, the lead herb), Sheng zhe shi (raw hematite — heavy, sends the qi downward)
📖 Doctor Zhang Xichun (张锡纯) CaseLeg Pain, with Arms Afraid of Heat and Legs Afraid of Cold? Doctor Zhang Xichun Treats Upper-Heat Lower-Cold Leg Pain by Tonifying the Liver with Heavy-Dose Shanzhuyu (Cornus Fruit)
Medicine: Shan zhu yu (cornelian cherry fruit, cornel dogwood fruit — heavily tonifies the liver; 'gets the fullest wood qi,' astringent yet wonderfully regulating; the special key herb of this case), Dang gui (Chinese angelica — nourishes blood)