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Chinese Yam
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Chinese Yam
A tuberous plant commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine
Uses Anorexia, bacterial infections, chronic fatigue, cough, diabetes, diarrhoea, poor digestion, immune defects, nocturnal emissions, purulent discharges, spermatorrhoea, urinary frequency, vaginal discharges, wheezing, and to stimulate internal secretions


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Zhang and Lu, within this formula, Huang Qi, Bai Zhu, Can Cao, and Shan Yao {sic, Radix Dioscoreae) boost the spleen and stomach and supplement the lung qi.
 
 
 
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