Herbal Information on Chinese Yam Root in Bulk Powder Form

Common Name:  Chinese Yam Root, Chinese Wild Yam Root

Botanical Name:  Dioscorea opposita rhizome

Channels/Meridians: Kidney, Lung, Spleen

Pin Yin Name:   Shan Yao

Other Ingredients: None, nothing has been added to this product.

Package Size:   500 Grams   ( 1.1 pounds)

Form: Powder - Fine powder 80 to 100 mesh size (similar to the consistency of baking flour)

Dosage: Follow doctors instructions on how to use this herb.

Origin: China

Brand: Plum Flower, species - authenticated herbs

Cautions: Do not use if pregnant or nursing.

California Prop 65 

Naturally Occurring Components:  dioscin, gracillin,  asperin,  piscidic acid, mucilage, choline, starch, sugar, protein, free amino acids, abscisin, vitamin C, amylase

Additional Information On Shan Yao

• Chinese wild yam is known due to it's health benefits as tonifying kidney and spleen.
• Strengthening the spleen and stomach to aid digestion.
• Nourishing kidney and enriching essence.
• Moisturizing Lung
• Promoting soothing rest.

In referencing Chinese Materia Medica which states:   Vital functions are tonifying spleen, nourishing lung, reinforcing the kidney, and benefits essence.

Product Properties: Bitter, Sweet, Warm

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Plum Flower is an established worldwide manufacturer of high-quality Chinese herbs, and innovative Chinese medicinal herbs and products. Plum Flower uses sulfur-free herbs and laboratory tests its products for contamination and heavy metals, such as mercury, lead, and pesticides.                                        

• Made at GMP internationally certified facilities (Good Manufacturing Practices) Quality control tests are done at the manufacturing site and at third party labs to confirm results.
• Manufactured using Unsulfured, Chlorine free, Aluminum Phosphate free herbs when possible.
• Microbials and heavy metals tested. No preservatives.

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Chinese medicine is a 5,000 year old art and science. Diagnosis and prescription require a trained professional. If your symptoms do not improve, please consult your acupuncturist, doctor of oriental medicine, or physician.

References
Chinese Materia Medica
Jade Remedies by Peter Holmes.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4331973/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16756078/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3866735/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4632431/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24689699/