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145. Acanthopanax (Wu Jia Pi)
The taste is slightly stimulating, probably due to sterols and volatile oils, primarily spicy, followed by bitter, with a slight sweetness.
Medicinal plants of the Araliaceae family mostly have tonic effects, except for Acanthopanax (which has some, but not prominent).
A very cold herb—it causes a chilling sensation from the chest to the lower abdomen, from the back to the vertex, putting the body in a state just before shivering. It reminds me of the 2008 Conan movie “
The Chilling Melody.”
One can only say that spicy sweetness does not necessarily mean warmth, and sour bitterness does not necessarily mean cold.
It is suitable for use during acute inflammatory phases of rheumatic arthralgia, as well as in the final stages when pain symptoms of bi syndrome have completely disappeared and movement has basically returned to normal.
Coldness has its advantages: it can control inflammatory reactions, calm immune damage, and also form a layer of “cold frost armor” on the surface of damaged bones, partially compensating for original joint functions.
I don’t quite understand why it is said to be a warm-tasting herb, just like I don’t understand why rhubarb is said to be cold; of course, this may be my own issue.
146. Mulberry Mistletoe (Sang Ji Sheng)
My evaluation is: very tasty!
If there were technology to separate its astringent taste, it might become a best-selling beverage.
Like mulberry branches, it has tonic effects, but its power is more robust and it actively penetrates into the bones.
“The Divine Farmer’s Materia Medica, Upper Classic, Sang Shang Ji Sheng” praises it highly: bitter taste, neutral nature. Used for lower back pain, children with stiff backs, abscesses and swellings, pregnancy stabilization, nourishing skin and muscles, strengthening hair and teeth, growing beard and eyebrows, actually brightening the eyes, lightening the body, and clearing the spirit.
Except for not quite agreeing with “bitter taste” and lacking personal experience with “pregnancy stabilization,” I approve all other attributes.
147. Hot Dog Spine (Tang Gou Ji)
Sand roasting: place sand in a pot and stir-fry until loose, add cleaned Gou Ji, stir-fry over high heat until swollen and deep yellow, remove, sift out the sand, air dry, then knock off or scrape clean the yellow fuzz.
The sour taste is so obvious, I don’t understand why it hasn’t been noted. Overall, the flavor is acceptable, mainly sour and sweet, with a bit of bitterness.
It does have tonic effects, entering the liver and kidney meridians, strengthening tendons and bones.