Huang Jing

Latin name: Polygonati, Rhizoma

Huang Jing Also Known As: Siberian Solomon Seal Rhizome, Polygenetic, Dropberry, Lady's Seals, Ladys Seals, Sealroot, Sealwort, Solomons Seal, St Marys Seal, St. Mary's Seal. Polygonatum multiflorum.

Properties: SWEET - NEUTRAL

Dosage: 6-18g.

Meridians/Channels: LUNG, SPLEEN

• tonify spleen and stomach Qi - poor appetite, fatigue, dry mouth, loss of taste, dry stool
  
• moisten lung - dry cough, little sputum
• tonify kidney, strengthen essence - lower back pain/weak, light headed

Also Used For: Historically, Huang Jing (Solomon seal) was used for respiratory and lung disorders, and as an astringent and anti-inflammatory. It was also used topically for bruises, furuncles, ulcers or boils on the fingers, hemorrhoids, skin redness, edema, and hematoma.