Pinyin Name: Shan Yao
English Name: Dioscorea Root, Common Yam Rhizome
Properties: sweet, neutral
Channels Entered: Kidney, Lung, Spleen

• Spleen and Stomach deficiencies
• Decreased food intake and lack of energy due to Spleen deficiency
• Poor appetite, loose stools and diarrhea due to Spleen deficiency
• Food stagnation due to deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach
• Deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach with qi stagnation
• Deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach with Stomach yin deficiency

• Red and White Leukorrhea
• Yellow Leukorrhea
• Leukorrhea due to Spleen deficiency and Liver qi stagnation
• Leukorrhea due to Spleen and Kidney deficiencies

• Lung deficiency
• Lung yin and fluid deficiencies
• Lung yin and fluid deficiencies with heat
• Difficulty inhaling due to Kidney deficiency

• Xiao ke syndrome
• Xiao ke syndrome with internal heat
• Xiao ke with more pronounced polyphagia and polydipsia
• Xiao ke with more pronounced polyuria

• Kidney yin deficiency
• Spermatorrhea, premature ejaculation or nocturnal emissions due to Kidney deficiency
• Frequent urination and nocturnal urination

• 2 to 6 grams per day or as directed by your health practitioner.
• May be used internally or topically.
• Fresh, it is used to tonify yin, while dried, it is used to strengthen the Spleen and Stomach.
• Dry frying tonifies the Lung, Spleen and Stomach and treats diarrhea and leukorrhea.

• Do not use in cases of excess heat
• Do not use as the sole herb to address accumulated dampness
• May cause abdominal dullness, distention or poor appetite.
• If indigestion is caused by Shan Yao, add some Chen Pi to regulate qi and relieve minor side effects