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CORNUS OFFICINALIS

Shan Zhu Yu CORNELIAN CHERRY FRUIT, DOGWOOD FRUIT

Shan Zhu Yu stabilizes and binds. It is sour and astringent, and helps keep in bodily substances which may leak, such as urine.

HOW TO USE

Shan Zhu Yu is used for leakage of fluids due to weak Jing-essence, with symptoms such as excessive urination, incontinence, spermatorrhea, and premature ejaculation. In shock, it helps Liver and Kidney Deficiency, with such symptoms as lightheadedness, dizziness, sore and weak low back and knees, or impotence. It is useful for excessive uterine bleeding when the cause is Deficiency. It is one of the six herbs in the basic yin-tonifying prescription Liu Wei di Huang Wan (Six Flavor prescription), so if carefully combined it may tonify yin or yang.

PROPERTIES Sour, slightly Warm

CHANNELS Kidney, Liver

FUNCTIONS AND USES

 Firms the Kidneys and retains the Jing-essence.

 Absorbs sweating and supports collapse: use for devastated yang and qi, as in shock.

 Tonifies and builds the Liver and Kidneys.

 Stabilizes the menses and stops bleeding.