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Yin Er银耳

Tremella · Tremella · White Wood Ear Fungus

Herbs that Tonify the Yin 补阴药

Overview

Silver ear fungus, better known in kitchens than in dispensaries. Sweet, bland and neutral, it nourishes yin and moistens the Lung gently enough for long use, and it is usually simmered into a soup rather than decocted with other herbs. It suits dry cough and a dry mouth left behind after a febrile illness, or the quiet dryness of chronic depletion.

Nature & Flavor

Sweet, bland · Neutral

Channels

Lung · Stomach · Kidney

Typical Dosage

3–9 g, simmered or stewed
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Actions

2 core actions

  • Nourishes yin, moistens the LungDry unproductive cough, hoarseness and scanty sticky sputum, sometimes streaked with blood.
  • Nourishes the Stomach, generates fluidsDry mouth and throat with low-grade heat after a febrile illness or in long-standing depletion.

In Formulas

Formulas containing Yin Er

No published formula lists this herb yet — the library is growing.

Indications & Clinical Uses

  • Dry cough with scanty sticky sputum
    - Dry mouth and throat after a febrile illness
    - Constitutional dryness with a red, lightly coated tongue

Western Medical Keywords

Searchable condition terms

Dry coughConvalescenceXerostomia

Contraindications

Cautions

Moistening and slightly cloying: not for a new wind-cold cough with copious clear phlegm, nor for phlegm-damp with a thick greasy tongue coating. Prepare it fresh — rehydrated fungus left standing, or product that has spoiled, has caused serious food poisoning and must be discarded rather than cooked.

Contraindicated in pregnancy: No specific restriction — practitioner judgment applies

For licensed practitioners’ reference only

References

  1. Bensky, Clavey & Stöger. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica, 3rd ed.
    2. 《中华人民共和国药典》.
    3. 《中药学》 (national planning textbook).

Professional reference notice. Entries are scholarly references for licensed TCM practitioners and students — not medical advice, and not a recommendation to self-prescribe. Chinese herbal formulas should be used under the guidance of a qualified practitioner. Content is an original editorial compilation by Cura x Cura, cross-checked against the cited references.