Sasam
Adenophora · Adenophorae Radix
한글 사삼 · Pinyin Sha Shen
沙參
Properties 性味
- Taste & nature
- Sweet, slightly bitter · slightly cold
- Channels entered
- Lung, Stomach
- Actions
- Nourishes Lung and Stomach Yin, moistens dryness, gently expels phlegm
- Typical dose
- 9–15 g
- Caution
- Classically incompatible with veratrum; do not confuse with Dansam