Morinda, Ba Ji Tian 巴戟天
Ba Ji Tian (TCM)
Morinda in Gujin Tushu Jicheng (Imperial Encyclopedia, early 18th century)
Botanical name:
Morinda officinalis
Parts used:
Root
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Sweet, Pungent
Classifications:
Uses:
1. Strengthens Kidneys, Tonifies Yang:
-Impotence, Premature Ejaculation, Spermatorrhea
-Urinary frequency, Incontinence
-Infertility in male or female, irregular Menstruation
-Menopausal Syndrome
-Cold pain in the lower abdomen, Back pain and weakness
-‘reinforces Essence’ (Ming Yi Bie Lu); increases Qi (Shen Nong Ben Cao)
2. Clears Wind-Damp, Benefits the Sinews and Bones:
-wind-cold painful obstruction of the bones and joints (especially with Kidney deficiency)
-lower back pain, weakness and tension
-stiffness, difficulty moving; weakness of the legs
Main Combinations:
1. Impotence, Spermatorrhea, and Premature Ejaculation from Kidney Yang deficiency:
i. Morinda Ba Ji Tian with … available in PRO version
ii. Morinda Ba Ji Tian with … available in PRO version
iii. or Male Infertility, Morinda Ba Ji Tian with … available in PRO version
2. Impotence, Infertility:
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ii. Morinda Ba Ji Tian with … available in PRO version
3. Coldness of the Womb, irregular Menses, and leukorrhea Morinda Ba Ji Tian with … available in PRO version
4. Lower Back pain, Joint pain:
i. Morinda Ba Ji Tian with … available in PRO version
ii. Cold-Damp Rheumatism, Morinda Ba Ji Tian with … available in PRO version
iii. Lower Back and Knee pain and weakness, barely able to walk, … available in PRO version
5. Menopausal syndrome with flushing, … available in PRO version
6. Beriberi, stir-fried Morinda Bai Ji Tian with … available in PRO version
Cautions:
1. Not for Damp-Heat or Heat from Yin deficiency
2. Not for urinary difficulty
