Dogwood Fruit (Shanzhuyu)
| Pharmaceutical Name: | Fructus Corni |
| Botanical Name: | Cornus officinalis Sieb. Et Zucc. |
| Common Name: | Cornus fruit Dogwood fruit |
| Source of Earliest Record: | Shennong Bencao Jing |
| art Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: | The ripe fruit is gathered from October to November. The fruit is then dried in the sun or baked again. |
| Properties and Taste: | Sour and slightly warm |
| Meridian: | Liver and kidney |
| Functions: | To tonify the liver and kidneys To astringe the essence To stop sweating |
| Indications and Combinations: | 1. Deficiency of the liver and kidneys manifested as dizziness, blurred vision, soreness in the lower back, weakness of the legs, seminal emissions and impotence. *Use with Prepared rehmannia root (Shudihuang), Dadder seed (Tusizi), Wolfberry fruit (Gouqizi) and Eucommia bark (Duzhong). 2. Spontaneous sweating due to weakness of the body. *Use with Ginseng (Renshen), Prepared aconite root (Fuzi) and Oyster shell (Muli). |
| Dosage: | 5-10 g |
| Cautions: | This herb is contraindicated in cases with damp-heat or dysuria. |