일반명 마
일반명-영어 Dioscorea rhizome, common yarn rhizome
라틴명 Dioscoreae Rhizoma
이명 회산약(懷山藥), 준산약(准山藥), 서예(署預), 산우(山芋), 산여(山蕷), 서여(薯蕷)
학명 Dioscorea batatas Decaisne (마)
기원 마 Dioscorea batatas Decaisne (마과 Dioscoreaceae)의 주피를 제거한 뿌리줄기

약성/귀경
달고(甘) 평이하다(平).
비(脾), 폐(肺), 신경(腎經)에 작용한다.

효능
익기양음(益氣養陰), 보비폐신(補脾肺腎)

익기(益氣): a therapeutic method to treat qi deficiency by using qi tonifying medicinals, the same as to replenish or restore qi

양음약(養陰藥): a medicinal that tonifies and nourishes yin fluid, the same as the yin-nourishing or yin-replenishing medicinal

보비(補脾): a therapeutic method to treat diminished functional activities of the spleen by using tonifying medicinals

보폐(補肺): a general term for therapeutic methods of using tonifying medicinals to treat deficiency patterns/syndromes of the lung

보신(補腎): a general term for treating deficiency patterns/syndromes of the kidney with tonifying medicinals