Spiranthes, Pan Long Shen 盘龙滲 Lady’s Tresses, Spiral OrchidPan Long Shen (TCM) Spiranthes sinensisEdwards, S.T., Botanical Register, vol. 7 (1815) Spiranthes sinensis flower(Photo by Alpsdake) (Wikimedia) Spiranthes sinensis root from the Chengdu Herbal Medicine Market (Adam, 2016) Botanical name: Spiranthes sinensis, S. australisS. autumnalis and S. spiralis (Lady’s Tresses) have been used similarly in Europe. Parts used: Root, or Whole herb with Root Temperature & Taste: Neutral/slightly Cool, Moist. Sweet Uses: 1. Nourishes Yin, Tonifies Qi:-Debility, Weakness, Convalescence-Yin Deficient Heat, Hectic Fever, Tuberculosis-Lumbago with lower limb weakness-Impotence (TCM); ‘Provokes Venery’ (Gerard)-Neurasthenia-Postpartum Deficiency-Diabetes, Thirst-Hemoptysis2. Cools the Blood, Resists Poison:-Sore Throat, Tonsillitis, Cough-Childhood Fever-Chronic Dysentery, Meningitis (Japan)-Gonorrhea (China)3. Astringes Essence:-Spermatorrhea, Nocturnal Emission-Leukorrhea4. Externally:-Venomous Snake Bite-Abscesses, Carbuncles, Boils, Toxic Sores, Herpes-Burns and Scalds-Eczema, especially of the scalp Dose: Powder: 1–3 gramsDecoction: 9–30 grams Substitute: Asparagus root Main Combinations: 1. Nourish Yin and Qi:i. Spiranthes cooked with Chicken or Porkii. Spiranthes with Astragalus Huang Qi, Dioscorea Shan Yao2. Kidney Tonic soup to maintain Health, cook Spiranthes with Pork as a soup. (China)3. Diabetes:i. Spiranthes (30 grams) with Pork Pancreas, Gingko (30 grams) (Fujian Folk Herbs)ii. Spiranthes with Dioscorea Shan Yao, Rehmannia Sheng Di Huang, Cornus Shan Zhu Yu4. Tuberculosis, Hemoptysis, Spiranthes with Eclipta Han…

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