Ingredient Spotlight

Rhizoma Anemarrhenae / Zhi Mu

Traditionally supports: Nighttime comfort, Menstrual ease, Overall aches, and Temperature balance

How It's Used

In Chinese herbal traditions, Zhi Mu is treasured for its ability to nourish yin, cool internal heat, and support balance within the body. It is also used to promote digestive harmony and maintain natural moisture.

In Western herbal practices, Zhi Mu is appreciated for its versatile properties, including supporting respiratory function, encouraging comfort, and promoting natural balance in daily routines. Its role in maintaining harmony and ease makes it a valued herb in holistic practices.

Fun Fact: Zhi Mu is often referred to as the "cooling herb," making it a favorite for soothing hot flashes and night sweats, especially during the warmer months or hormonal transitions.

Being of Cantonese descent, Zhi Mu is used in soups to help cool the body. I like combining it with lotus root and lotus nut to calm my body of any anxiety.

- Lulu Ge, Founder

What the research says.

Proven by 9,016 clinical trials (and counting), doctors of all backgrounds can finally agree on the healing properties of this powerful herb.

Expectorant and antitussive effect of Hedera helix and Rhizoma coptidis extracts mixture

Zhi Mu has antipyretic, diuretic, sedative, and antitussive effects.

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Drynariae rhizoma increases immune response in mice

Zhi Mu has AAP70-1, which has demonstrated potential as a therapeutic agent for central nervous system diseases or as an immunomodulatory agent.

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Bile-processed Rhizoma Coptidis alleviates type 2 diabetes mellitus through modulating the gut microbiota and short-chain fatty acid metabolism

These results suggest that Zhi Mu alleviates diabetes via modulating gut microbiota and protein expression.

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Timosaponin AIII, a saponin isolated from Anemarrhena asphodeloides, ameliorates learning and memory deficits in mice

Timosaponin AIII, a major steroidal saponin found in Zhi Mu, which has been widely used as anti-pyretic, anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, anti-platelet aggregator and anti-depressant agents in traditional Chinese medicine.

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