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Sang Ji Sheng

TaxillusTaxillus chinensis

A leafy plant that lives on host trees, used in Traditional Chinese Medicine to nourish the Liver and Kidneys and strengthen sinews and bones.

Found inPain Release

Sang Ji Sheng is a traditional herb valued for supporting the deep foundations of the body: the Liver and Kidneys, the sinews, and the bones. In Zoi's Pain Release™ formula, it brings a steady, nourishing quality alongside herbs that move and clear.

Best functions

  • Traditionally used to tonify the Liver and Kidneys
  • Used to strengthen sinews and bones
  • Helps expel Wind-Dampness, the Traditional Chinese Medicine pattern behind heavy, achy joints
  • Nourishes Blood
  • Researchers have looked at its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities

Fascinating facts

  • Sang Ji Sheng is a mistletoe-like plant that makes its home on the branches of host trees and draws part of its nourishment from them.
  • The name tells its story. 'Sang' means mulberry, and 'Ji Sheng' means living on something else, because the plant is traditionally associated with mulberry trees as a host.
  • Scientists have reviewed the plant chemistry of the whole Taxillus genus, and studies have looked specifically at the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities of Taxillus chinensis.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine

Sang Ji Sheng is bitter and sweet in flavor, neutral in nature, and enters the Liver and Kidney channels. In Traditional Chinese Medicine it is considered a tonic herb.

Go deeperDownload the fact sheet on the Pain Release page
Biomedical deep dive

Sang Ji Sheng Taxillus

From the Zoi Medicinals fact sheets’ Biomedical Details, with lines from Noa’s herb notes marked “Noa’s notes”.

On the fact sheet

  • Sang Ji Sheng (Taxillus chinensis) is neutral and enters the LIV and KI meridians; tonifies the Liver and Kidneys, strengthens sinews and bones, expels WindDampness, and nourishes Blood. Pain Release sheet

Key active constituents

The fact sheets don’t name constituents for this herb.

Pharmacology and mechanisms

  • The Pain Release sheet says modern studies suggest anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and bone-protective properties that may support joint health and healthy aging.

What the research says

  • Reviews of the Taxillus genus and of Taxillus chinensis support its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity (He et al., Molecules 2021; Wang et al., J Ethnopharmacol 2012).

Safety, interactions and cautions

  • Every Zoi fact sheet: do not use if pregnant or breastfeeding unless directed by your health care practitioner.
  • The Pain Release fact sheet cautions using it with anticoagulant or antiplatelet medicines (such as warfarin, aspirin or clopidogrel), because several of its herbs promote circulation and may add to their effect.
  • The Pain Release fact sheet notes the formula contains several blood-invigorating herbs (circulation-moving herbs).
  • May have mild blood-pressure-lowering and diuretic effects; consider this with antihypertensive medicines. No well-documented major interactions. Noa’s notes
  • Confirm source and species; loranthus grown on toxic host trees is avoided. Noa’s notes

In these Zoi formulas

  • Pain Release (#16 on the fact sheet)

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