Chinese name:

Source:

Psoraleae Fructus - fruit

Nature:

• strongly warm

Taste:

• bitter, pungent

Tropism:

• kidneys

• spleen (pericardium, lungs, stomach, mingmen)

Direction of action:

• ascending

Effects:

• tonifies kidney Yang

• consolidates essence
• warms the spleen

Dosage:

• 3 – 10 g, standard 6 g

Contraindications:

• internal heat due to yin deficiency, constipation