Properties: Sweet and bitter, slightly cold
Meridans Entered:
Primary: Lung and Bladder
Traditional Actions/Indications:
- Clears Damp-Heat, unblocks painful urinary dysfunction and clears stones
Damp-Heat painful urinary dysfunction, Stone Lin and Blood Lin
- Clears Heat and stops bleeding (Cools the Blood)
Blood Heat bleeding (hematemesis, uterine bleeding, Blood Lin)
- Clears the Lungs, expels Phlegm and stops coughing
Lung Heat coughs and wheezing
- Clears the Lungs, expels Phlegm and stops coughing
Lung Heat coughs and wheezing
Suggested Daily Dosage: 6-12g in decoction.
Notes:
This herb is mentioned in the Mawangdui manuscript Eliminating Grain and Eating Qi as a replacement for grains when initially embarking on a Bigu fast (Harper, 1998: Early Chinese Medical Literature, p.305-9).
Appears in 2 formulae listed on this site: (click to display)
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Reference Notes:
Individual herb information has sourced mainly from TCM Wiki and American Dragon for basic data and then updated manually with my own notes. Zhou, Xie and Yan (2011): Encyclopedia of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Vol. 5, and A+ Medical Encyclopaedia have been used for entries not available from those sources with additional material searched for and filled in where available. Western herbs not appearing in the Chinese literature have used Ross (2010): Combining Western Herbs and Chinese Medicine: A Clinical Materia Medica, White Rabbit Institute of Healing and therapeutika.ch. Choices of which source to use or combine have been my own.
These pages are intended to assist clinicians and are not intended for self-diagnosis or treatment for which a qualified professional should be consulted. Actions and indications are taken from traditional uses and do not necessarily reflect the evidence base which should be researched independently. Dosages are for guidance only and will vary dependening on the potency of the batch and the tolerance of the individual so should be evaluated by a professional based on individual needs.
