Habenaria ciliolaris Kraenzl.
Aliases：Shèn Jīng Cǎo (Kidney Meridian Herb); Yù Fēng Huā (Jade Peak Flower); Jié Máo Lán (Eyelash Orchid); Tǔ Tiān Má (Earth Gastrodia); Yín Lán (Silver Orchid); Jī Shèn Cǎo (Chicken Kidney Herb); Jī Er Cǎo (Chicken Herb); Shuāng Shèn Cǎo (Twin Kidney Herb); Dì Fū Zǐ (Earth Master).
Shèn Jīng Cǎo (Kidney Essence Herb) is a Chinese medicinal herb. It is the tuber of Habenaria ciliolaris Kraenzl., a plant of the Orchidaceae family. It is also known as “Shèn Jīng Cǎo” (Kidney Meridian Herb) in traditional Chinese medicine. It is a medicinal substance primarily used for tonifying the kidneys.
Efficacy & Actions
Strengthens the lower back and tonifies the kidneys; clears heat and resolves dampness; detoxifies.
Indications
Kidney Deficiency-Related Conditions: Kidney-deficiency lumbago (lower back pain due to kidney deficiency), spermatorrhea, and impotence. Damp-Heat Strangury Patterns: Heat strangury (burning and stinging pain during urination) and abnormal leukorrhea (vaginal discharge). Surgical Conditions and External Injuries: Boils, sores, and toxic swellings, as well as venomous snake bites.
Modern Pharmacology
Further research is needed (remain to be further studied).
Ingredients
Further research is needed (remain to be further studied).
Usage & Dosage
Oral Administration: It may be taken as a decoction, or used in combination with other herbs such as Cherokee Rose Fruit (Jīn Yīng Zǐ), Polygonatum Rhizome (Huáng Jīng), and Rehmannia Root (Shú Dì). The specific dosage should be followed as prescribed by a physician. Topical Application: It may be mashed and applied externally for conditions such as boils, sores, and toxic swellings.
Contraindications
Contraindicated in patients with spleen-stomach deficiency-cold.
Selected Formulas
It may be used alone as a decoction for oral administration, or in combination with other herbs.
Daily Consumption
Decoction for oral use: Take an appropriate amount of Habenaria ciliolaris tuber (Shèn Jīng Cǎo), add water, decoct, and drink the liquid. Infusion as tea: For daily health maintenance, it can be steeped in hot water and drunk as a tea.
Medicinal Parts
Tuber.
Selection & Storage
Should be stored in a dry container in a cool, dry place, protected from moisture, mold, and insects.
