Yu Zhu

Also Known As:

Dropberry, Lady's Seals, Ladys Seals, Sealroot, Sealwort, Solomons Seal, St Marys Seal, St. Mary's Seal. Polygonatum multiflorum.
Family: Liliaceae.

Yu Zhu                Properties: SWEET  – COOL                                                                   Dosage: 9-15g.

Solomon’s Seal Rhizome   Meridian LUNG, STOMACH

(Polygenetic Officinal is)   -nourish yin, moisten dryness, lung and stomach dry heat with cough, dry throat, thirst, irritability, steaming bone disorder, excess hunger, constipation

            -clear wind, nourish sinews – moistens sinews, spasms, dizziness

Also Used For:

Historically, Solomon's seal was used for respiratory and lung disorders, and as an astringent and anti-inflammatory. It was also used topically for bruises, furuncles, ulcers or boils on the fingers, hemorrhoids, skin redness, edema, and hematoma.

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