Ren shen ginseng rt lu, sp fatigue, poor appetite, poor digestion,
heart palpitations, low sex drive,
impotence, infertility
Dang shen* codonopsis rt lu, sp painful digestion, weakness, fatigue, low
semen production, low appetite
Bellflower* Campanula sp. lu, sp American species with large, sweet roots
may be a substitute for codonopsis
Tai zhi shen Pseudostellaria rt sp, lu improves digestion, low appetite, mental
fatigue, neurasthenia
Huang qi* Astragalus rt sp, lu cancer, cysts, weakness, diarrhea, poor
appetite with fatigue
Shan yao Dioscorea rt sp, lu poor appetite, digestion, diarrhea with
weakness, cough with weakness, seminal
emission, frequent urination with weakness
Bai shu Atractylodis alba rt sp, st diarrhea, poor digestion, fatigue, low
appetite, mental fatigue, water retention,
nausea, fetal restlessness
Da zao* Zizypus fr sp harmonizes other herbs, poor appetite,
digestion, anxiety, sleeplessness **red
Chinese dates can be grown
Gan cao* licorice rt all 12 pathogenic heat, ulcers, controls cough,
swellings, boils, palpitations, toxicity
during pregnancy **Glycyrrhiza lepidota is
wild American sp.
Huang jing Polygonatum rz sp, lu strengthens sperm, debility, weakness, dry
cough, thirst**P. pubescens common
East-coast sp.
Maltose* Saccharum granorum sp, lu, st pain, coughs, poor digestion with weakness
**substitute barley malt, brown rice syrup
Yams*
baked, Ipoema batatas sp poor appetite, fatigue, spontaneous
dried sweating, anorexia, mental lassitude
Eryngo, sea Eryngium sp. sp, st, lu baked, honeyed roots make an excellent Qi
holly* tonic for the lungs and digestion; species
available locally; western substitute for
atractylodes
Yin Tonics
Symptoms: ringing in the ears, fatigue, lower back pain, weak knees, night
sweats.