Cynomorium coccineum (Suoyang)

Distribution:
Xinjiang, Gansu, Qinghai, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia. Mainly in Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia. Also being produced in Ningxia, and Qinghai.
  
Properties (characteristics):
Sweet, warm.
 
Channels  meridians) entered:
Spleen, kidney, large intestine.
 
Actions & Indications:
Impotence, Constipation, Anemia, lack of strength in loin and knee areas.
 
Chemical ingredients:
Cynoterpene
acetylursolic acid 
ursolic acid 
alkanes mixture   
glyceride 
palmitic acid 
olic acid 
inoleic acid 
sterol 
β-sitosterol 
sterol palmitate 
campesterol 
β-sitosterol palmitate 
aspartic acid 
proline 
serine 
alanine 
 
Dosage:
10 g to 18 g
 
Samples of formulae:
For shenxu (kidney deficient)  with spermatorrhea the impotence: Prescription: suo yang, long gu, ruo cong rong, sang piao xiao, fu ling, equal amount of each and make into powder. Mix with cooked  honey to make into pills. Each serving is 9 grams, for morning and evening. 

For treatment of Impotence, Premature Ejaculation: Prescription: suo yang 15 g, dang shen, shan yao 12 g each, fu peng zi 9 g. Boil with water and server as tea..

For treatment of senior with qixu (qi deficient) and yinxu (yin deficient) , dry stool: Prescription: suo yang, sang shen  15 g each. Make into thick decoction and add 30 g of white honey. Make into 2 servings.  
For treatment of urinary tract infection with hematuria: Prescription: suo yang, ren dong teng, 15 g each, mao gen 30 g.  Boil with water and take as tea. 

For treatment of weak digestion: Prescription: suo yang 15 g. Boil with water and take as tea.