Hei Zhi Ma, 1lb

Primary Actions and Uses

• Nourishes the liver and kidneys: For liver and kidney yin deficiency with blurred vision, tinnitus, dizziness, premature graying of hair, or lower back and knee weakness.
• Nourishes the blood and benefits essence: For blood deficiency with dizziness, pallor, or dry skin; also for deficiency of essence leading to weakness or infertility.
• Moistens and lubricates the intestines: For constipation due to dryness, especially in the elderly, postpartum women, or those with chronic yin or blood deficiency.

Context and Traditional Notes

• Sweet in taste and neutral in temperature; enters the Liver, Kidney, and Large Intestine channels. Classified in TCM as an herb that tonifies the yin.
• Also used in dietary therapy as a nutritive food that can be taken over the long term for gradual improvement in yin, blood, and essence.
• Frequently combined with other yin and blood tonics such as Gou Qi Zi and Shu Di Huang.