Dried Thick Ficus Hirta (Wu Zhi Mao Tao)

Alias:
Five-Fingered Peach, Five-Fingered Peach Tree, Mao Tao, Five-Fingered Ginseng

Properties:
Sweet, Warm

Pharmacological Effects:

• Wu Zhi Mao Tao (Five-Fingered Peach) has a wide range of benefits, including nourishing the liver and kidneys, strengthening the muscles and bones, expelling wind and dampness, relieving pain, promoting blood circulation, reducing swelling, and diuresis. It is commonly used to treat symptoms such as liver and kidney deficiency, rheumatoid pain, joint pain, and weakness in the lower back and knees.
• Modern research shows that Five-Fingered Peach is rich in natural active ingredients such as polysaccharides, saponins, amino acids, and minerals, with antioxidant, anti-aging, and immune-boosting properties.
• It effectively nourishes the liver and kidneys, strengthens the muscles and bones, and is particularly beneficial for symptoms caused by liver and kidney deficiency, such as lower back and knee soreness, bone pain, and physical weakness.
• Wu Zhi Mao Tao also has the ability to expel wind and dampness and relieve joint pain, making it useful for treating rheumatoid arthritis, joint pain, and muscle soreness.
• It has blood-promoting and blood-stasis-dissolving effects, which can help with conditions like dysmenorrhea (menstrual pain) and bruises caused by blood stasis.
• Suitable for adjunctive treatment of liver and kidney deficiency, rheumatoid arthritis, lower back and knee weakness, and musculoskeletal pain.