Qian Nian Jian
StarHomalomena occulta (Lour.) Schott
☯ TCM Properties
Dispels Wind-Dampness; Strengthens the Sinews and Bones; Unblocks the Channels and Collaterals; Alleviates Pain; Reduces Swelling
Traditional Chinese Uses
Qian Nian Jian (homalomena rhizome, thousand-year health rhizome) is a warm, pungent-bitter herb used to expel Wind-Cold-Damp from the bones and sinew and to tonify Kidney Yang. It is used for chronic joint and lower back pain from Wind-Cold-Damp bi obstruction, especially when combined with Kidney deficiency — making it suited to elderly patients with both deficiency and obstruction. It is commonly prepared as a medicated wine to enhance its warming, channel-penetrating action.
Botanical Description
Homalomena occulta is a perennial aroid herb of the family Araceae, native to the moist understory of subtropical forests across southern China, Indochina, and parts of Southeast Asia. The plant produces a thick, creeping, aromatic rhizome from which arise long-petioled, glossy, cordate to sagittate leaves with prominent venation, forming dense clumps up to 60 cm tall. The inflorescence is a typical aroid spadix subtended by a pale green to whitish spathe, with unisexual flowers; fruiting is a cluster of small berries. The rhizome is fleshy, cylindrical, knotty, and yields a distinctive camphoraceous, pungent aroma when broken, owing to its content of sesquiterpenes and essential oils. It thrives in shaded, humid, well-drained humus-rich soils.
Dosage
| Form | Amount | Frequency | Duration | Population | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| decoction | 9-15g | Daily | — | — | — |
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