From Ben Cao Cong Xin, new compilation of Materia Medica,
It tastes ‘‘Gan Ping’’ (sweet flat), and its functions were ‘‘beneficial for lung and kidney, activating blood circulation to dissipate blood stasis and treating virtual cough and haemoptysis
From Pharmacopoeia of the People’s Republic of China (2005 ed.)
the DCXC is also functional on curing impotence, spermatorrhea and the resolving pain in the knee and waist.
