百子櫃THE HUNDRED DRAWERS
Glehnia root
沙參
nourishes yinmoistens the lungsrelieves drynesssoothes cough養陰清肺益胃生津
The slender chalk-white root of coastal glehnia, sold as straight dried sticks that snap cleanly. Faintly sweet with a light herbal edge, it is the standing partner of Solomon's seal in moistening pots, softening into the broth over a long boil.
TCM properties
Nature · cooling Flavour · sweet、bitter Meridians · lung、stomach
Traditional food therapy
In Cantonese food therapy it partners Solomon's seal in autumn moistening pots, used to nourish yin, moisten the lungs, benefit the stomach and generate fluids in dry weather.
Cautions: read first
- Not for a wind cold cough, the kind with thin watery white phlegm
- Take care if your spleen and stomach run cold and your stools are loose
- Traditionally held to clash with 藜蘆 (veratrum), so they are not used together
Preparation
Soak and rinse. It stands up to long boiling.
Origin · Geo-authentic (道地) source
Laiyang, Shandong. AU herbal shops sell bulk dried roots
Availability in Australia
Herbal shops / specialists
