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Common Names
Morinda
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Number In Radiant Health
143
Pharmaceutical
Latin
Morindae Officinalis, Radix
Pinyin
Ba Ji Tian
Treasures
Jing
Treasure
Rating
****1/2
Atmospheric
Energy
Warm
Taste
Pungent and Sweet
Qualities
Morinda is an excellent Yang essence tonic. It is
considered to be highly nutritious and is used in
superior tonic formulas for strengthening the body. It
is widely used in primal essence formulations, often as
the main ingredient, and sometimes secondarily to Yang
tonics of animal origin, such as Deer Antler, Cordyceps,
Sea Dragon and / or Gecko.
Morinda is often used to increase sexual strength in men
and women. It is used for impotence, premature
ejaculation, soreness of the lower back and knees, and
infertility. In this case it would be combined with
herbs such as Deer Antler, Ginseng, Cistanche, Cuscuta,
Cnidium seed, Epimedium, etc.
It is used by women for infertility and frigidity. It
would be combined with Ginseng or Codonopsis, Mantis Egg
Case, Astragalus, Placenta, Dong Gui, Lycium, Schizandra,
etc. It can be used for irregular menstruation, pain and
cold sensation in the lower abdomen and chronic fatigue,
especially when combined with these same tonic herbs
plus Cinnamon bark and Evodia, both warming herbs.
Morinda is widely believed in China to increase mental
power. It is also considered to be beneficial to the
heart. And like many other Yang tonic herbs, it has been
shown to be effective in treating hypertension.
It is one of the finest Yang tonics since it is not only
powerful but extremely well tolerated by almost every
one. It is a superb athletes herb and ranks among the
most important vitalizing herbs of the tonic system. It
is likewise considered a major longevity herb and is a
regular ingredient in Taoist formulations.
Primary
Combinations
Morinda is a premium herb which may be used by itself,
but is most often found in combination with other tonic,
wind dispersing and blood vitalizing herbs. Combine
with:
1. Ginseng, Cistanche, Lycium and Cuscuta seed to tonify
Kidney yang, and to treat impotence, premature
ejaculation, infertility, frigidity, irregular
menstruation
2. Eucommia bark, Dipsacus and Drynaria to treat
soreness of the lower back and knees
3. Cinnamon bark and Aconite for irregular menstruation
due to cold uterus and for impotence due to cold Kidneys
in men
Varieties
and Grading
Morinda comes in a range of qualities. Really good
Morinda is large, very pliable and slightly moist. Poor
quality Morinda is small, brittle and tasteless.
Contraindications
Not to be used in cases of Yin deficiency with excessive
fire, or in cases of damp-heat.
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Morinda
is an excellent Yang Jing tonic. It is considered to be
highly nutritious and is used in superior tonic formulas
for strengthening the body. It is widely used in primal
essence formulations, often as the main ingredient.