Anemarrhena 知母
Zhī Mǔ · Anemarrhena asphodeloides (Rhizoma)
Clear Heat 清热- Nature
- Cold 寒
- Flavour
- Bitter, sweet 苦、甘
- Channels
- Lung, Stomach, Kidney 肺·胃·肾
- Part used
- Rhizome
- Species
- Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bge.
- Origin
- Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia
Traditional actions
Clears heat and drains fire, nourishes yin and moistens dryness.
Traditionally used for
High fever with thirst, night sweats and tidal fever (yin-deficient heat), dry cough, constipation from dryness.