Herb
Cynomorium (Suo yang)
锁阳suo yang
1 sourceHerba Cynomorii
Supplements the kidney and reinforces yang, boosts essence-blood, moistens dryness and the stool, and nourishes the sinews for limb weakness.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十二·草部·山草类·锁阳·主治（震亨）
References
- functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
- WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
- public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions
Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.
传统中医记载：大补阴气，益精血，利大便（朱震亨；虚人大便燥结者啖之可代苁蓉）；润燥养筋，治痿弱（时珍）。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 甘，温，无毒。
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·锁阳（《补遗》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·锁阳·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·锁阳·主治（震亨）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·锁阳·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·锁阳·主治（震亨·慎用）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.