Pinyin Name: Dang Shen
English Name: Codonopsis, Pilose Asia Bell Root
Properties: sweet, neutral
Channels Entered: Spleen, Lung

• Zhong (central) qi deficiency
• Qi deficiency
• Indigestion, epigasteric fullness and distention, and decreased food intake due to Spleen and Stomach deficiency
• Prolapse of organs due to qi and yang deficiencies
• Constipation with qi deficiency

• Lung qi deficiency
• Disorders characterized by Lung qi deficiency

• Deficiency of qi, body fluids and blood
• Qi and yin deficiencies
• Blood deficiencies
• Qi and blood deficiencies

• Excess accumulation of pathogen factors with interior deficiency
• Exterior conditions or interior excess meeting constitutional deficiency. Mild, gnerates body fluids and nourishes blood to help the body fight pathogenic factors suhch as common cold and constipation. Contraindiated for use alone in these conditions.
• Wind-cold with aversion to cold, fever, headache, nasal obstruction, cough and sputum in a constitutionally deficient person
• Constipation due to deficiency

• Though mild, may generate heat because of its tonic effect of sweet and cloying. Should be used with caution in cases of excess heat or fire.
• Incompatible with Li Lu
• Dosages above 63 grams may cause arrhythmia or discomfort in the left pectoral area. Side effects subside when use is discontinued.