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Sha Zao

沙枣
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Name

Sha Zao (Fructus Elaeagni Angustifoliae)

  1. 沙枣
  2. Fructus Elaeagni Angustifoliae
  3. Russianolive fruit
  4. 沙棗

The Effect of Sha Zao

Property

Sour, slightly sweet, cool; liver, lung, stomach, kidney, spleen meridians entered.

Actions

Tonify the liver and kidney, strengthen the spleen and regulate menstruation.

Indications

Dizziness caused by liver-deficiency, lumbago caused by kidney-deficiency, indigestion, irregular menstruation, leucorrhea, diarrhea caused by spleen-deficiency.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 15~30 g.