Tonify Yang: Xian Mao

xian mao

仙茅 rhizoma curculiginis orchiodis

xian = immortal mao = grass

HOT, acrid, TOXIC

Goes to the Kidney (according to Bensky). Dennis says it also goes to the liver.

Xian Mao....Harsh nature. STRONGLY tonifies Kidney yang, stimulating the fire at the gate of vitality:

* impotence, female and male infertility (cold womb or cold essence), irregular menstruation, nocturnal emissions

* incontinence

Xian Mao also Expels Cold and Eliminates Damp:

* cold damp bi with general pain
* weak bones and sinews (maybe why Dennis says it goes to the Liver)
* lower back and knee pain
* cold lower back and abdomen


Xian Mao is contraindicated in yin deficient heat (it's hot), and not for long term use (it's toxic...daily dose over 12 grams should not be exceeded. Recommended dose is 3 to 9 grams. Signs of overdose include numb limbs and swollen tongue.)