Description

common name: cibot rhizome, chain fern

source of earliest record: shennong bencao jing

part used & method for pharmaceutical preparations: the rhizomes are dug in autumn. After the fibrous roots have been removed, the rhizomes are soaked in wine for one day, steamed, cut into slices and dried in the sun.

Properties & taste: bitter, sweet and warm

meridians: liver and kidney

pinyin: tang gou ji