Ba Ji Tian - 巴戟天 - Radix Morindae Officinalis

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Radix Morindae Officinalis
Common English:	Morinda Root

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Acrid Sweet	Slightly Warm (Warm)	Kidney	6-15g Tincture: 2-4ml

Actions

Indications/Syndromes

Tonifies the Kidneys and strengthens Yang

Kidney Yang Deficiency with impotence, male or female infertility, premature ejaculation, urinary frequency,

Incontinence, irregular menstruation and a cold and painful back

Disperses Wind-Cold-Damp and strengthens the sinews and bones

Wind-Cold-Damp Bi with Kidney and Liver insufficiency with tight muscles of the lower back and legs, joint pain and difficulty moving

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Contraindicated for those with Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao.
Contraindicated for those with Yin Deficiency with Heat signs.
Contraindicated for those with Difficult urination.
Contraindicated for those with dry constipation, a bitter taste, red and painful eyes or restless irritability.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Sm. Cuscutae Tu Si Zi Hb. Cistanches Rou Cong Rong	Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen Rz. Dioscoreae Shan Yao	Fr. Psoraliae Bu Gu Zhi Fr. Rubi Fu Pen Zi Fr. Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Yi Zhi Ren
Impotence, spermatorrhea and premature ejaculation due to Kidney Yang Deficiency.	Impotence or infertility.	Urinary incontinence and frequency due to Kidney Yang Deficiency.
Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi	Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui Fr. Evodiae Wu Zhu Yu Rz. Alpiniae Officinarum Gao Liang Jiang	Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui
Soaked in wine for impotence.	Long-term Cold in the Womb with irregular menstruation and clear vaginal discharge.	Impotence or infertility associated with waning of Ming Men Fire.
Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi Cx. Acanthopanacis Wu Jia Pi	Hb. Cistanches Rou Cong Rong	Fr. Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Yi Zhi Ren Ootheca Mantidis Sang Piao Xiao Sm. Cuscutae Tu Si Zi
Pain, swelling, muscular weakness and atrophy due to chronic Bi with deficient Kidneys.	Tonifies Yang without injuring Yin. Constipation in the elderly.	Urinary incontinence.
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum Lu Rong Rz. Dioscoreae Shan Yao Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo	Rx. Cyathulae Chuan Niu Xi Cx. Acanthopanacis Wu Jia Pi Cx. Rasus Cinnamomi Gui Xin
Impotence.	Bi syndrome.

The action of this herb resembles that of corticosteroids.
It benefits marrow and tonifies Jing.
It calms and soothes the five Zang.
It enhances mental power.
It is used specifically for problems of the skeleton.
It is thought to have a minor Blood-augmenting action.
It belongs to the Kidney channel, the Blood level and the Chong Channel.
Its moist nature makes it an important herb for tonifying the Kidneys.
Ba Ji Tian, Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo and Rz. Curculiginis Xian Mao all reinforce Kidney Yang, strengthen the sinews and bones and expel Wind-Dampness. Xian Mao is the hottest and most acrid of the three and expels Cold-Dampness strongly, but because it is slightly toxic it is suitable only for short-term use. Ba Ji Tian is acrid, sweet and only mildly warming, with a soft, moistening quality that tonifies Yang without being too drying or cloying. It also augments Jing. Yin Yang Huo is warmer and more noticeably strengthens Ming Men Fire, while also strongly dispersing Wind-Dampness and unblocking Bi.
Salt-prepared Morinda Yan Ba Ji enters the Kidney channel more readily, augments primal Yang and replenishes Yin water. It is suitable for impotence or spermatorrhea caused by Kidney Jing Deficiency.
Processed Morinda Zhi Ba Ji is milder in nature, so it tonifies Fire without excessively drying Yin.

Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang + Ba Ji Tian for hypothyroidism: Hypothyroid = diminished qi-yang vector across the three burners; Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang raises it, adding Ba Ji Tian for libido and bone health. (Rabinowitz)