The efficacy and function of Lingyuzi

The Chinese medicine Lingyuzi is a very good Chinese medicinal material. Lingyuzi has a very good effect in regulating the body and is also widely used in medicine. Let’s take a look together.

[Other names] Shuyuzi (Compendium of Materia Medica), Dioscorea fruit (Jiangxi Herbal Medicine).

[Source] It is the bulbil in the leaf axils of Dioscorea zingiberensis, a plant of the Dioscoreaceae family.

【Original morphology】 The plant morphology is detailed in the "Yam" entry.

[Properties and flavors] "Supplement to Materia Medica": "sweet, warm, non-toxic."

【Meridian】 "Depei Materia Medica": "enters the foot Shaoyin meridian."

【Function】 "Supplement to Materia Medica": "It is mainly used to replenish deficiency, strengthen waist and legs. Drying it in the sun has a better effect on preventing heatstroke."

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 0.5 to 1 liang.

[Additional prescription] To treat deafness caused by illness: one ounce of Dioscorea fruit and one pig ear. Stew the soup, pinch your nostrils and swallow it slowly. (Jiangxi Herbal Medicine)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Supplement to Compendium of Materia Medica", 1. "Supplement to Compendium of Materia Medica": This herb grows on leaves and looks like eggs when large. There are several (kinds) of Shuyuzi, and this (Lingyuzi) is one of them. One book says: Some are as big as eggs, and some are as small as bullets, and they grow under the leaves.

In the above article, we analyzed the radix polyphyllae and learned that the functions and effects of the radix polyphyllae are very wide-ranging. As long as we know more about the medicinal properties of traditional Chinese medicine, we will not panic when we encounter diseases.